Brothers Charged in Video Store Robbery Face Hearings

Two brothers on Fifth Avenue with BB guns face hearings today in Coraopolis District Court. 

said Jerome Cutler, 23, of Beaver Falls, and Willie Cutler, 21, of Greensburg, used BB guns to rob the video rental store of more than $500 cash in August. They also were charged earlier this summer in an armed Family Video in Scott Township.  

Two store employees were present for the robbery; no one was injured in the incident.

Willie Cutler is charged with robbery, criminal conspiracy and possessing instruments of crime. His brother Jerome is charged robbery, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and criminal conspiracy.

Police said the men used a getaway driver to flee from the store. The driver’s 2-year-old daughter was a passenger in the car at the time of the incidents, according to police.

Other hearings scheduled for today in Coraopolis District Court: 

• Tiffany Michelle Skerlec, 27, of Aliquippa, was charged by Aug. 29 with prohibited acts, criminal conspiracy and endangering the welfare of children.

• Dominic Joseph Ceraso, 25, of Pittsburgh, was charged by July 7 with writing bad checks.

• Lynnette Marie Pagan, 26, of Harrisburg, was charged by Aug. 6 with felony promoting prostitution, misdemeanor prostitution and possessing instruments of crime.