Sentencing day Friday in a high-profile case that shocked the City of Philadelphia a year ago. One of three men accused of beating a Temple grad to death is going to prison for two to five years. It's a heartbreaking and senseless crime, one which the victim's family says should affect every Philadelphian. Violence is taking too great a toll on the innocent, and that they say should be unacceptable. Kendall Kless is the mother you never want to be: she's mourning the death of her youngest son, 23-year-old Kevin Kless, her baby. "You cannot begin to understand the loss that this is for our family and Kevin's friends," Kendall Kless tried to explain. It's a loss that will never make sense. Kevin Kless had grown frustrated while trying to catch a cab on Chestnut at Fourth in Old City, after a night out with two friends last January. So he yelled at a passing cab driver. Three young men in a car behind the taxi thought Kless had yelled at them, so they jumped him. "People are shocked, there's a young man in a relatively safe section of the city," Assistant District Attorney Brendan O'Malley told Fox 29, "just a truly innocent victim." Kendall Kless insisted, "This incident scares you to the core, If this can happen to us, this can happen to anybody." 24-year-old Felix Carrillo jumped out of the car first, and landed the first punch. Carrillo never turned himself in, but when police tracked him down, "He admitted guilt, he accepted responsibility," Carrillo's lawyer Scott Sigman said. Investigators say Carrillo left the fight before his buddy Steven Ferguson landed the sucker punch that killed Kless. So prosecutors offered Carrillo a deal: two to five years in prison, a plea his mother accepts. "He's going through a lot of pain," Elizabeth Rivera, Carrillo's mother, insisted. "He can't change anything, and he's really sorry." Kevin Kless' mother says what is not fair is the violence that's allowed to continue, despite tragedy after tragedy. And the outrage that seems to last only a day or two, before Philadelphians move on. "To allow themselves to be desensitized to violence I think is a real problem, because this could be them tomorrow," Kendall Kless insisted. Felix Carrillo did make a statement in court Friday afternoon, apologizing to Kevin Kless' family. Kless' mother says she's not quite ready to accept his apology. As for the man who threw the deadly punch, 21-year-old Steven Ferguson is out on bail awaiting trial.
Friday, May 17 2013 6:08 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:08:49 GMT
A man in Montgomery County is determined to shock and disgust unsuspecting women, even if they're with their young children.If you were lucky enough to get outside Friday, to a place like the Perkiomen
A man in Montgomery County is determined to shock and disgust unsuspecting women, even if they're with their young children.
Tuesday, May 14 2013 5:49 PM EDT2013-05-14 21:49:13 GMT
A Hollywood A-lister takes the world by surprise by opening up about a very private matter. Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday she chose to have a double mastectomy to lower her risk of getting cancer.
A Hollywood A-lister takes the world by surprise by opening up about a very private matter. Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday she chose to have a double mastectomy to lower her risk of getting cancer. Jolie's not the first woman to do it, but she may be the most high profile. Her decision is touching off a serious conversation about the preventive measure.
A Philadelphia jury is scheduled to start a fourth full day of deliberations in the case of a Philadelphia abortion provider facing multiple counts of murder.
The jury in the death-penalty trial of a Philadelphia abortion provider has gone home without a verdict after another day of deliberations.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:45 AM EDT2013-05-19 05:45:51 GMT
A Powerball jackpot-winning ticket worth an estimated $590.5 million was sold in Florida, but there were also million-dollar winners sold in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to the lottery.
A Powerball jackpot-winning ticket worth an estimated $590.5 million was sold in Florida, but there were also million-dollar winners sold in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to the lottery's website.
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:28 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:28:06 GMT
Rain moved in Saturday afternoon and the chance for it will stick around through the seven day forecast.
It becomes very unsettled across our area with clounds and showers again Sunday. The best chance for rain is in the morning and afternoon thunderstorms are possible towards our south.
Sunday is cool but we do warm up well into the 80s by Tuesday. With the warm weather comes a better chance for thunderstorms.
Friday, May 17 2013 11:44 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:44:01 GMT
A couple of Good Samaritans helped rescue a 3-year-old boy's lifeless body from an Allentown creek. Their quick thinking and help from police helped bring the boy back to life.
A couple of Good Samaritans helped rescue a 3-year-old boy's lifeless body from an Allentown creek. Their quick thinking and help from police helped bring the boy back to life.
Friday, May 17 2013 7:38 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:38:13 GMT
A woman who lived with a Delaware pediatrician accused of waterboarding her 11-year-old daughter has agreed to plead guilty to child endangerment charges and testify against him.
A woman who lived with a Delaware pediatrician accused of waterboarding her 11-year-old daughter has agreed to plead guilty to child endangerment charges and testify against him.
