Timothy McNerney: Three Black Suspects Arrested in Racially-Motivated Murder of White Football Player

 

War crime victim Tim McNerney 

The family of Tim McNerney at his October 9 funeral, with his mother in the middle

War crime suspects Adam Hankins, Eric Wells and Troy Simmons are in custody
 

Re-posted by Nicholas Stix

[Previously, at WEJB/NSU, on this war crime:

“The Racist Murder of Tim McNerney: In Washington, PA, White Students at Washington & Lee University Live Like Prisoners and Have Grief Counselors and Candlelight Vigils, While Black Lynch Mobs Rule.”]

According to the report below, Tim McNerney’s racist killers were caught based on their use of the cell phone and credit card they’d taken off McNerney. But that was 10 months ago. The suspects would have used the stolen items immediately after the murder, before they could be shut down. If the authorities only determined who the suspects were so much later, this killing couldn’t have been a priority for them.


Arrests made in Timothy McNerney death in Washington
Washington & Jefferson football player killed in October
Updated 7:03 P.M. EDT August 7, 2013
WTAE


Father of W&J football player relieved by arrests in son's death

WASHINGTON, Pa. —Arrests were made Tuesday night in the death of Timothy McNerney, a Washington & Jefferson College football player who was killed near campus last year.



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The suspicious death of a Washington & Jefferson College football player has been ruled a homicide.

Police said McNerney, 21, was assaulted and killed while returning to his dorm room on Oct. 4, 2012. Zachary DeCiccio, who was with McNerney, was also assaulted in the attack, police said.

Late Tuesday night, the District Attorney's Office identified the suspects as Eric Wells, 24, of Penn Hills, Adam Hankins, 23, of Washington, and Troy Simmons, 23, of East Pittsburgh. Investigators believe Wells threw the fatal punch.

McNerney's father, Robert, told WTAE he's relieved that police finally made the arrests. "It was wonderful to finally have justice," he told Channel 4 Action News reporter Bob Hazen. He praised police investigators from several jurisdictions for their diligent on the case that "came to fruition to bring my son's killers to justice."

"It's the most cowardly thing in the world to confront someone late at night, and have so little respect for humanity in relation to taking something as trivial as an iPod to cause someone's death," McNerney said. "I hope they spend a lot of time in prison reflecting on that."

Authorities said all three men are being held without bond while they await a preliminary hearing next week on charges of homicide and robbery.

"We've always felt robbery was the motive," Washington police Lt. Dan Stanek said. "We don't feel that they were out looking to rob anybody. It was just an encounter that progressed into that."

City police, state police and the Washington County District Attorney's Office have been investigating for nine months. McNerney's cellphone and credit card helped lead them to the suspects, according to the criminal complaint.

Police said McNerney was walking back to his dorm with his friend when the students ran into a group of other men and a fight broke out, with McNerney getting punched and hitting his head on the ground as he fell.

The GPS in McNerney's phone was tracked to two of the suspects' homes, and his credit card was used at a Uni-Mart in Washington, police said in the complaint.

The criminal complaints also say the men confessed to the attack.