VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) — A Franklin man charged in connection with a shooting that occurred in Oil City last year is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday.

Court documents indicate 20-year-old Donn Fitzgeraldis scheduled to stand for sentencing in front of Judge Robert L. Boyer at 9:00 a.m. on January 29 on one first-degree felony count of conspiracy robbery inflict serious bodily injury.

Fitzgerald pleaded guilty to the above charge on November 13, 2020.

As a result of the plea agreement, the following charges were dismissed:

– Conspiracy — Burglary — Overnight Accommodations; Person Present, Bodily Injury Crime, Felony 1
– Criminal Attempt — Burglary — Overnight Accommodations; Person Present, Bodily Injury Crime, Felony 1
– Criminal Attempt — Robbery-Inflict Serious Bodily Injury, Felony 1
– Criminal Trespass-Break Into Structure, Felony 2

The charges stem from a shooting that occurred in Oil City in April 2020.

Details of the case:

Authorities Dispatched to Cornplanter Avenue Resident for Report of Shooting

According to a criminal complaint, on April 25, Oil City Police, along with EMS personnel, were dispatched to a residence on Cornplanter Avenue for a report of a man who had been shot.

The victim was transported from the scene for treatment, and police then requested and were granted a search warrant for the residence and also began taking statements from witnesses at the scene.

Police Obtain Search Warrant for Residence, Take Statements from Witnesses

According to the complaint, the witnesses’ statements related that a group of individuals wearing hoodies and masks traveled to the residence, and one or two of the witnesses had been held at gunpoint and made to enter the residence. Inside the residence, the victim then managed to push the suspects out of the residence and lock the door.

After they were locked out, one of the suspects reportedly kicked the door in and entered the residence again. A physical altercation then ensued between the suspect with the firearm and the victim. During the altercation, the suspect with the firearm fired it at the victim, striking him. The suspects then fled the residence.

The complaint notes the only description of the suspect given by the witnesses was a black male with red “dreads.”

Police Travel to UPMC Hamot, Interview Victim

Police then traveled to UPMC Hamot in Erie to speak with the victim.

The victim reported a group of individuals had traveled to his residence and physically broke in. He said once they were inside, he became involved in a physical altercation with one of them who had a firearm. He described the suspect as a black male with red “dreads” and said the man shot him, according to the complaint.

Through the investigation, the officers learned a white Dodge Caliber was involved and also discovered a known male was the last known person to be operating the vehicle.

On April 29, Lieutenant Ruditis located the known male who provided a statement, the complaint states.

Police Learn Names of Suspects: Adrian Wise & Donn Fitzgerald

According to the complaint, the known man told police that on April 24, he had seen Adrian Wise and Donn Fitzgerald operating the white Dodge Caliber. He also stated that on April 25, he received a phone call from Fitzgerald on speakerphone, and Wise stated he shot the victim. He also told police he had contact with the owner of the Dodge Caliber who informed him she was the driver of the vehicle during the incident.

Police Interview Owner of Dodge Caliber

Police then interviewed the known female owner of the Dodge Caliber on April 30.

According to the complaint, she stated that on April 24, Fitzgerald and Wise had been using her car while she was at work, and upon her arrival back to her residence, Wise and Fitzgerald were present. She stated other individuals, both known and unknown to her, then arrived at her residence. Once they were all present, she, Fitzgerald, Wise, and another known male traveled with another car — a gray convertible — full of people to the area of Cornplanter Avenue. She stated that she drove the vehicle as instructed by Fitzgerald and Wise, who she said told her they had to “go get something.”

The woman went on to state that once the vehicle was parked on Cornplanter Avenue, Fitzgerald, Wise, and the other known male got out of the vehicle, and the occupants of the other vehicle also got out and began to travel on foot up Cornplanter Avenue.

She reported that Wise, Fitzgerald, and the other male then returned to the vehicle and appeared to be “in a hurry” and told her to “just go.” They then traveled back to her residence. She noted there was a conversation about a door getting kicked in, and during the conversation, Wise said, “I shot him,” referring to the victim of the incident. She also noted that Wise had been hit in the head during the altercation that occurred at the residence, the complaint indicates.

According to the complaint, during further contact with the woman, she later revealed the identity of another man involved as Kelletti Arnold, also known as “Letti.”

Court documents indicate on December 10, 2020, Judge Robert L. Boyer sentenced 19-year-old Adrian Wise, of Oil City, to a minimum of 66 months up to a maximum of 12 years in a state correctional facility on one first-degree felony count of criminal attempt robbery inflict serious bodily injury.

Wise pleaded guilty to the above charge on October 22, 2020.

As a result of the plea agreement, the following charges were dismissed:

– Criminal Attempt — Murder Of The First Degree, H1
– Burglary — Overnight Accommodations; Person Present, Felony 1
– Conspiracy — Burglary — Overnight Accommodations; Person Present, Felony 1
– Aggravated Assault — Attempts to cause Serious Bodily Injury or Causes Injury With Extreme Indifference, Felony 1
– Conspiracy — Robbery — Inflict Serious Bodily Injury, Felony 1
– Criminal Trespass-Break Into Structure, Felony 2
– Aggravated Assault — Attempts to Cause or Causes Bodily Injury With Deadly Weapon, Felony 2
– Simple Assault, Misdemeanor 2
– Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Misdemeanor 2

According to court documents, 25-year-old Kelletti Arnold, of Meadville, was initially arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Andrew F. Fish on May 18, 2020. His case was held for court on June 17, 2020.

Arnold faces the following charges:

– Conspiracy — Robbery-Inflict Serious Bodily Injury, Felony 1
– Criminal Attempt — Burglary — Overnight Accommodations; Person Present, Bodily Injury Crime, Felony 1
– Criminal Trespass-Break Into Structure, Felony 2

The case against Arnold is continuing to make its way through the common pleas court system.

Court documents indicate Fitzgerald is also scheduled to be sentenced on January 29 on a prior first-degree misdemeanor firearm license charge after having his probation revoked on May 21, 2020.