State Police Make Arrest in May Shootings
A Delaware man was charged in connection with shooting a vehicle and residence in Middletown Township. No one was injured during the shootings.
The Pennsylvania State Police-Media Barracks arrested a Delaware man in connection with numerous shootings of houses, businesses, vehicles and signs in Middletown Township, Bethel Township, Concord Township and Chester Heights Borough.
No one was injured during the shootings.
David Frederick Saddler, 57, of Wilmington, Del. was charged with discharging of a firearm into an occupied structure, firearms not to be carried without a license, criminal mischief and recklessly endangering another person.
The shootings occurred during the early morning hours between May and early August, according to State Police. In late May, State Police released an image of a vehicle that was thought to have been involved. There was no word if the vehicle was in fact, involved.
On May 5, there was a shooting of a vehicle and a residence on the 200 block of Mount Alverno Road in Middletown Township.
Saddler was arrested on Aug. 4 in Delaware by Delaware State Police and a search warrant was obtained and served by Delaware State Police at his residence, according to police.
As a result of the arrest, the Pennsylvania State Police obtained evidence linking Saddler to the shooting of the vehicle and residence on Mount Alverno Road, according to State Police.
The other shootings are still under active investigation.
Saddler is currently incarcerated in the State of Delaware.
The following information has been supplied by the Pennsylvania State Police-Media Barracks. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.