According to police, 42-year-old equipment operator Sean Benschop, has been charged with manslaughter for allegedly being high on marijuana when the building he was demolishing collapsed onto a neighboring Salvation Army Thrift Store last Wednesday. In a press conference today, District Attorney Seth Williams says he will convene a grand jury to look into last […]

According to police, a heavy equipment operator who is accused of being high on marijuana when a building collapsed onto a thrift store in center city on Wednesday killing six people and injuring 14, is in custody after surrendering to face charges in the deaths. 42-year-old Sean Benschop surrendered Saturday to police and faces six […]

Wednesday morning around 10:30 a.m. a 4-story building in Center City, which was in the process of being demolished, collapsed onto a two-story building right next door; which housed a Salvation Army Thrift Store, killing 6 and injuring 14. The 14th person, a 61-year-old woman, was found alive 13-hours later after the building collapsed. Earlier […]