Crime & Safety

Suspect Pleads Guilty In Norristown Shooting Which Left Victim Without Eye: Report

Police on the scene of the horrific incident found blood smeared on the blinds, furniture, and walls, and marijuana in "plain view."

The suspect in a July 2014 Norristown shooting which left a victim without one eye has reportedly pleaded guilty.

Herman Cave, 31, of Oley, will spend the next six to 12 years in prison as part of the plea agreement, the report states.

Crew was arrested after the shooting on the 1000 block of New Hope Street on July 16 of 2014, according to The Times Herald.

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Police on the scene found blood smeared on the blinds, blood on the furniture and walls, and marijuana in ”plain view,” the report states.

A resident of the apartment said his roommate, the victim Raheem Jones, had set up a meeting with two men to sell his dirtbike, according to the report.

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However, the meeting quickly went south when the men pulled out guns and ordered Jones to the floor. In the ensuing struggle, Jones was shot in the eye.

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