Two Found Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter, One Pleads To Third-Degree Murder

A jury found two men guilty of involuntary manslaughter and a third pleaded guilty to third-degree murder relating to the homicide of a man in Bristol Borough in 2016.

Dwayne J. Lynch, 30; and Jaquan Nyzier “Dill” Wilkerson, 20, were each found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and three counts of reckless endangerment on Wednesday afternoon at the Bucks County Justice Center in Doylestown after a jury deliberated since last Friday. They were found not guilty on charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy, third-degree murder, and related offenses.

Rodney “Bay-Bay” Beaty, 28, pleaded guilty last month to charges of third-degree murder, conspiracy, and three counts of reckless endangerment.

All three men are being held behind bars until they are sentenced at a later date.

The three men were involved in the February 16, 2016 of Robert “Bink” Colter III, 20. The young father to twin girls was gunned down outside of his home on Bath Street near Mifflin Street.

“This is a bittersweet day,” Kathleen Colter, the victim’s mother, told LevittownNow.com on Wednesday. “Justice equals guilty to me.”

“We’re okay with the verdict. To us, justice was served,” she said.

Colter said her family has been trying to move forward after her son’s death. She said they plan to start a scholarship to help a Bristol Borough High School student who is struggling in Robert Colter III’s memory.

Authorities said in court papers that the three men were driving through Bristol Borough when they saw a car that belonged to the girlfriend of a rival parked near Colter’s home. After seeing the car, the men exited a vehicle and bullets were sprayed down Bath Street, striking Colter in the head.

Following the shooting, the men allegedly made their way to Philadelphia.

A lengthy investigation led to charges being leveled against Beaty, Lynch, and Wilkerson last summer. Lynch and Wilkerson initially faced charges that included criminal homicide.

Editor’s Note: The charges Lynch and Wilkerson were found not guilty of have been added to the story.