NORRISTOWN — A jury has been seated for the trial of a Philadelphia man accused of a homicide charge for helping to plan a home invasion burglary in Lower Merion Township with two other men, during which the homeowner was shot and seriously injured, and her son was fatally wounded as he rushed to her aid.
A panel of 12 and several alternate jurors was selected on Monday for the trial of Jeremy Fuentes, 27, of the 7200 block of North 18th Street, Philadelphia, who is accused of a role in the Dec. 8, 2024, home invasion at a residence in the unit block of Meredith Road in Lower Merion.
As sheriff’s deputies escorted him to the courtroom for the jury selection process, Fuentes uttered “not guilty” when asked by a reporter for a comment about the charges lodged against him.
The jury was expected to hear the opening statements of the lawyers on Monday afternoon, followed by the testimony of the first prosecution witnesses…