Judge dismisses murder charge against son
A magisterial district judge dismissed more than half of the charges lodged against a 61-year-old West Chester man in connection with his father’s death. On Monday, May 11, following a four-hour preliminary hearing, Magisterial District Judge John R. Bailey ruled that sufficient evidence existed to hold Edward J. O’Brien III for trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment. He dismissed charges of third-degree…