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Fountain Hill Man Tied to Drugs, Rape and Homicide
Brian Simmons -- charged in a rape case, and allegedly at the scene of the shooting death of a Bethlehem man -- accused of selling heroin to a police source.
In the last 10 months, Brian Simmons of Fountain Hill has crossed paths with local police three times. In April, he was allegedly at the scene of a homicide in Easton's West Ward that left Matthew Kelly of Bethlehem dead. In September, he was charged with the rape of a 15-year-old Easton girl in Glendon, although the case against him was later withdrawn. Now, he has been charged with selling heroin to a confidential police source in Easton. Simmons, 24, of 454 Ostrum St., allegedly met with the confidential source at S. 14th and Butler streets at 3:16 p.m. Wednesday to sell the heroin, according to an affidavit of probable cause. In Kelly's death, which is still under investigation by a Northampton County grand jury, police say Simmons …
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