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by Robert Moran Published Aug. 11, 2025, 7:09 p.m. ET

A 33-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder and numerous related offenses for a series of crimes that included the stabbing death of a 69-year-old man during an attempted carjacking, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.

Javier Rivera, who was being held without bail at the Chester County Prison, was arrested early Monday at his home in Kennett Square with one of the stolen vehicles parked out front, according to the police criminal complaint.

On Sunday night, Rivera attempted to steal a white BMW SUV from the driveway of a home on Crestline Drive in Kennett Square, the complaint said, when one of the owners, Charles Maston, came outside and

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