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COURT HOUSE — Raymond A. Fryar, one of four men who was indicted in the shooting, or the events following, the death of John Cavicchio III, pled guilty Jan. 31 to hindering the apprehension of Seth G. Cooper, who is charged with first-degree murder.
Fryar, 22, of Rio Grande, told Superior Court Judge Albert J. Garofolo that he and Cooper went to Atlantic City after the shooting and then traveled to his mother’s house in Philadelphia.
First Assistant Prosecutor J. David Meyer said the plea deal hinged on Fryar testifying against codefendants, Seth Cooper and his brother Riley L. Cooper, and Charles Griggs III.
As a condition of his guilty plea, Fryar will be expected to testify on his knowledge of events of the Dec. 10 shooting, including witnessing Cooper firing the handgun that allegedly killed Cavicchio.
As a further result of Fryar’s guilty plea, his right to a trial by jury is waived. Additionally, he won’t have to serve any jail time, but will be on probation up to a five-year period.
According to police reports, Cavicchio, 23, of Wildwood, was shot in the head with a .32 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver Dec. 10, following a confrontation between two groups of young men in a wooded area on Pennsylvania Avenue, between Burleigh and Whitesboro.
Cavicchio died Dec. 11 at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus.
Cooper, who was 18 at the time of the incident, left the county with Fryar’s aid and was arrested in connection with the shooting death of Cavicchio, 13 days later in South Carolina.
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