4th teen charged in former Pennridge player's death
A fourth teenager was charged Thursday in the weekend killing of a former Pennridge High School football player near a park in Upper Bucks County during what police say was a drug-related robbery.
A fourth teenager was charged Thursday in the weekend killing of a former Pennridge High School football player near a park in Upper Bucks County during what police say was a drug-related robbery.
Carson Kimnach, 17, of Perkasie drove three friends to the Perkasie park where Iziah Ramon Lewis, 19, was shot and killed, allegedly by one of the boys, about 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
Kimnach was waiting in the car for his friends, who met Lewis for a drug deal, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Planning to rob Lewis, two of the boys carried firearms, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.
Noah Strickland, 16; Christopher Pavack, 16, and Harrison Moss, 15, were charged as adults in Lewis's death. All the teens were charged with homicide, conspiracy, robbery, and carrying firearms without a license.
Kimnach's attorney, William E. Moore, declined to comment Thursday.
Authorities said the four boys had set up a drug deal with Lewis with the intent to rob him. When he arrived, Moss, Pavack and Strickland approached his car with handguns, and he drove away. Lewis parked the car and got out; Strickland fled, Pavack fired a shot into the air, and Moss shot Lewis in the chest, authorities alleged. Kimnach drove back to his house.
Friends and former classmates posted remembrances of Lewis on social media using the hashtag #RIPZay. The Pennridge football team carried his jersey onto the field at their Sunday game. His coach described Lewis, a 2015 graduate who was a wide receiver and cornerback, as "a wonderful part of the team."
Preliminary hearings for the boys are scheduled for Dec. 14.
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