On April 2nd, the Conshohocken Police Department on April 2nd announced the arrest of five people connected to what is described as a “brutal assault” on two adult females on the evening of the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in the borough on March 15th. Among the five arrested were two adults and three minors, including two 10-year-olds.
While the announcement did not provide names, court records show that two borough residents, 36-year-old Demitria Miller and 18-year-old Kharee Davis, were arrested on April 1st by the Conshohocken Police Department on charges involving aggravated assault, simple assault, corruption of minors, and related charges. While court records are not publicly available for the minors, according to the announcement from the department, they are facing similar charges.
According to court documents, video footage exists of the attack, which took place just before 9:00 p.m. along the sidewalk in front of the office building on the east unit block of Fayette Street. As described in the complaint filed by the police, the two victims were talking and walking alone along the street. Miller is then shown to approach the two victims and, “without breaking stride,” punch one of the two victims in the face, causing the victim to fall to the ground. Miller’s attack is described as unprovoked in the complaint.
After the first victim was knocked to the ground, the group of five then proceeded to punch, kick, and stomp the first victim and the second victim, who was also knocked to the ground. The attack is described as ending when Davis kicks one victim in the ribs and the other in the face as they lay motionless on the ground. He also appeared to spit on one of the victims. The complaint states that the video shows that neither victim attempted to fight back. A person described as a “good samaritan” attempted to intervene and stop the attack but was unsuccessful.
Miller and Davis appeared before Magisterial District Court Judge Juanita A. Price on April 1st for a preliminary arraignment. Both received bail set at $50,000 unsecured. They are now released.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 9th before Magisterial District Court Judge Dara Nasatir.
Please note that we only mentioned the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade because the police included that fact in the announcement, and we felt it helped readers know that the borough was busier than normal that day. The incident occurred five hours after the parade concluded, and the activities surrounding the parade weren’t mentioned in the complaint.
Correction – The article previously reported that Magisterial District Court Judge Dara Nasatir was the judge in the preliminary arraignment. That has been corrected to be Judge Juanita A. Price.