Mayfair man charged in triple slaying
Police arrested a Mayfair man Tuesday in last October's shooting deaths of three people in North Philadelphia.
Mayfair man charged in triple slaying
Police arrested a Mayfair man Tuesday in last October's shooting deaths of three people in North Philadelphia.
Arlando Pickett, 25, of Algard Street near Knorr, was charged with murder, gun offenses and related crimes in the Oct. 11 slayings of Duane Talley, 36, of Seltzer Street near 12th, Craig Lassiter, 38, of 8th Street near Indiana, and Mashanda English, 33. Police responded to 8th Street near Indiana about 7:45 p.m. that night after receiving reports of gunshots. Talley and Lassiter died that day; English died two days later. A fourth victim survived.
Police spokeswoman Officer Tanya Little said the motive remains listed as "unknown." Homicide investigators were in court and couldn't be reached for comment.
Court records show Pickett is a repeat violent offender who beat an attempted murder charge in 2009. The murder victims had prior arrests for drug offenses and other crimes.
Watch the DA bungle yet another murder case.— DonQ- Keep it classy Mayfair.— BobbyD
- The murders didn't happen in Mayfair, so what's your point? — blueyes68
- Mayfair has changed a lot BobbyD. It once was a classy place. (at least a decent place)— Kennedy
- Still is classy....these murders didn't happen IN MAYFAIR...?! I've been living in Mayfair for 33 years. The only thing that's changed is we have a lot less ignorant racists and a lot more diversity with a smackering of less than desirables which basically describes the make-up of our Country. — blueyes68
- plus more crime, more unkempt yards, more trash and more dangerous schools (keep your head on a swivel walking through the hallways at austin meehan MS)
sounds like a great place to live! - Must be on your block stonewall jackson because I'm not seeing that. — rodnjaki
- I grew up in Mayfair - nothing like this went on.— lulu
- What didn't go on when you were growing up in Mayfair? Murders? Criminals?...First of all - the murders in this article DID NOT happen IN MAYFAIR...And second, if you think there were no criminals living in Mayfair when you were growing up, you are a fool...Criminals ARE EVERYWHERE...I have been living in Mayfair for 33 years..The only difference now is that our neighborhood looks more like America than West Virginia. — blueyes68
Comment removed.- You're an idiot...What does a murder in North Philly have to do with townwatch? This guy may have been living in Mayfair, so what? Do you think Murderers and criminals only live in certain neighborhoods??? They are EVERYWHERE you fool ! — blueyes68
- Blueyes....What do you think his rent in Mayfair cost the rest of us non diverse residents? — Paddyboy68
- Hasn't cost me a dime ! Youre just spatting off for the sake of spatting off nonsense. — blueyes68
- The white renters on my corner that like to fight each other and beep their horns in the middle of the night have cost me a LOT of sleep though..Imagine that, white people causing problems, oh my. — blueyes68
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