Trio pled to manslaughter

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Charles Bowers	Jim Groves	Francis Kirchner

Charles Bowers, 37, of Northeast Philly as well as Jim P. Groves, 48, and Francis Kirchner, 30, both of Fishtown, will be sentenced Dec. 20, according to court records. They could face a maximum of 20 to 40 years in prison. This comes after Common Pleas Court Judge Shelley Robins New ordered a mistrial Sept. 20.

The trio held down and kicked David Sale Jr. of Lansdale until his was unconscious in Lot M on the 700 block of Pattison Avenue during the July 25, 2009 Phillies-Cardinals game, according to police.

Bowers and Groves, who were tossed from the game earlier, were arrested at the scene whereas Kirchner, who had been kicked out of McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon, had already fled, but turned himself in two days later.

Assistant District Attorney Richard Sax could not comment on the case since the judge had issued a gag order.

Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.

Also in this week’s Police Report:
Prostitution bust at Mummers clubhouse
Reeves to be sentenced
Unidentified target
Intruders not locked out
Town Watch meet
AC man gunned down
Heated debate
Afternoon subway heist
Another Grays Ferry killing
Calling all block captains
Early coffee run
Burglary advisory