UPPER MERION — Two men waived their initial court hearings on charges that they were members of a criminal enterprise that was “always running plays” that targeted vulnerable victims and involved kidnappings, robberies, extortion schemes and gun trafficking activities in Montgomery, Delaware and Philadelphia counties.
Aysir Zaki Bond, 23, of the unit block of North Millick Street, Philadelphia, and Keith Alonzo Cirwithen-Howell, 29, of the 500 block of Ruth Way, Dover, Del., each waived their preliminary hearings before District Court Judge Patrick O. Krouse, on charges of corrupt organizations, kidnapping, robbery, theft by extortion, simple assault, unlawful restraint, receiving stolen property, terroristic threats and conspiracy in connection with alleged incidents that occurred between 2024 and 2026.
Bond and Cirwithen-Howell now face formal arraignment hearings on the charges in Montgomery County Court on Dec. 12. After that hearing, a judge will schedule their trial dates…