WEST CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) — A West Caln Township police officer was convicted on charges related to a 2021 traffic stop that ended with the officer opening fire and shooting at a woman’s car, the Chester County DA’s Office said.
Anthony Sparano of Coatesville, Pennsylvania was convicted of recklessly endangering another person and propulsion of missiles into an occupied vehicle on Friday after a week-long trial in West Chester.
The verdict came just after 5 p.m. Friday, where District Attorney Christopher L. de Barrena-Sarobe said in a news release, that evidence shows Sparano shot at a driver after she drove away from a traffic stop.
The driver involved in the traffic stop is identified as Takeshia Landry, who was pulled over on Nov. 10, 2021, for turning left on a red light, according to court records.
Court records show Sparano asked for Landry’s license and registration and she failed to comply. Sparano tried to open Landry’s car door and she then drove away, according to court records.