WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Two major criminal cases in Chester County reached the sentencing stage Aug. 21, with a 65-year-old Avondale man receiving up to 35 years in prison for sexually abusing a child and two Coatesville defendants receiving life without parole for murder, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office.
Warren Reynolds, 65, was sentenced to 17½ to 35 years in state prison after a jury convicted him of aggravated indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children and related charges. The conviction followed a week-long jury trial in January.
In a separate case, six Coatesville men were sentenced for their roles in events that resulted in the Aug. 23, 2023, killing of 20-year-old Dametrius McClain-Jackson. Victor Lara-Ortiz and Zaire Harley, convicted of first-degree murder after a May trial, each received life in prison without the possibility of parole.
- Warren Reynolds, 65, of Avondale received a 17½-to-35-year state prison sentence for sexually abusing a child.
- Victor Lara-Ortiz and Zaire Harley were sentenced to life without parole for the 2023 murder of Dametrius McClain-Jackson.
- Six defendants have now been convicted and sentenced in connection with McClain-Jackson’s killing.
Avondale Man Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Child
Judge Bret M. Binder imposed Reynolds’ sentence following his January jury trial, according to the District Attorney’s Office…