Coraopolis Man Released in Death of McKees Rocks Activist
Sean Overton was being held in jail without bond for the death of 61-year-old Isaiah Dent.
Charges against a Coraopolis man wrongly accused in the January beating death of a McKees Rocks activist will be dropped, according to the Allegheny County district attorney's office. Sean Overton, 20, was arrested earlier this year in connection with the death of 61-year-old Isaiah Dent. He appeared in court last month and homicide charges were held for trial. According to the Post Gazette, Londele Cox, 21, of Elliot, told police they had arrested the wrong man. He was arraigned Thursday on charges of homicide, robbery and tampering with evidence, court records show. Dent was found dead Jan. 28 in his apartment with blunt trauma to his head and puncture wounds on his face. Allegheny County Police received a tip on Overton and found him …
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