2 Philly men charged in Chester County road-rage shooting
The May 12 shooting that left a bullet hole in the victim's car door happened in Tredyffrin Township. Sophay Yem, 35, and Intanon Chay, 36, were charged.
Two Philadelphia men were charged with attempted murder for a shooting that occurred during an alleged road-rage incident in May, Chester County District Attorney Christopher L. de Barrena-Sarobe said Thursday.
Sophay Yem, 35, and Intanon Chay, 36, who also were charged with terroristic threats and related offenses, surrendered to police, de Barrena-Sarobe said.
Yem was being held in lieu of $500,000 cash bail, and Chay was being held on $350,000 cash bail. Both men did not post bail and remained in custody at the Chester County Prison, court records show.
Thomas Kenny, Yem’s attorney, said he intended to “vigorously defend” his client against the charges.
“I am fighting this case,” Kenny said.
Patrick T. Doherty, Chay’s lawyer, said his client “denies any involvement in these crimes,” and looks forward to his day in court.
On May 12, the victim, who was not identified, contacted Tredyffrin Township police to report that his vehicle had been shot in the driver’s side door, de Barrena-Sarobe said.
The victim said he unintentionally cut off another driver on Route 202 near the Route 30 Bypass, and then the other driver followed him aggressively, attempting to force the victim’s vehicle off the road, de Barrena-Sarobe said.
The passenger in the other vehicle allegedly threw objects onto the road toward the victim’s vehicle. When the victim exited onto Route 252, he heard glass shatter and later found a bullet hole in his door, de Barrena-Sarobe said.
The driver was identified as Yem and the passenger was Chay, de Barrena-Sarobe said.
“Just because someone cuts you off does not mean you get to shoot at them. This was absurd criminal conduct that put the lives of everyone on the road that day in danger,” de Barrena-Sarobe said in a statement.
