#DC-0186
Sean Farrell
Charged · allegations
last updated 19 September 2026 · 4 sources
Confirmed facts
14
Open questions
3
Charge
Manslaughter
Latest report
3 Sep 2026
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Timeline of what's confirmed14 entries
23 August 2026
Upper Pottsgrove Township police responded around 12:30 a.m. to a 911 call about a possible break-in attempt at a home, according to the Montgomery County district attorney's office.
AP
23 August 2026
The Montgomery County district attorney's office said police found Glenwood Pysher IV at the rear of the home and he was fatally shot.
AP
23 August 2026
Authorities said Pysher had been out at bars earlier, left a friend's birthday gathering, and ended up at the wrong house while trying to get to another friend's house.
AP
23 August 2026
According to a criminal complaint cited by CBS Philadelphia, Pysher sent friends a photo of the house, learned he was at the wrong location, and sent his location so they could pick him up.
CBS Philadelphia
23 August 2026
The district attorney's office said Sean Farrell was the first officer on scene after the 911 call.
AP
23 August 2026
The district attorney's office said body-worn camera footage showed Pysher was unarmed, had his hands in the air, and was 17 to 20 feet from Farrell when shots were fired.
AP
23 August 2026
An affidavit cited by AP said Farrell later told another officer that Pysher had charged him, but the body-worn camera video did not show that happening.
AP
23 August 2026
The Montgomery County Detective Bureau investigated the shooting, according to the district attorney's office.
AP
1 September 2026
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said Upper Pottsgrove Police Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, was charged with voluntary manslaughter in Pysher's death; the charge is an unproven allegation.
AP
1 September 2026
Steele said Farrell had less-than-lethal options and did not need to resort to shooting Pysher.
AP
1 September 2026
Farrell turned himself in to Montgomery County detectives, bail was set at $75,000, and he was ordered to turn in all weapons to state police as a release condition.
AP
2 September 2026
Township officials said Farrell voluntarily retired after 21 years as an officer, effective immediately, after being suspended without pay on 1 September.
CBS Philadelphia
3 September 2026
The Upper Pottsgrove Police Department said it planned an internal review of relevant policies, training protocols, and responses.
CBS Philadelphia
10 September 2026
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for this date, according to AP and CBS Philadelphia.
AP; CBS Philadelphia
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Did the preliminary hearing scheduled for 10 September 2026 occur, continue, or result in any change to the case posture?unconfirmed in trusted-source results · unconfirmed
Has an attorney for Farrell entered an appearance or issued a statement in trusted reporting?unconfirmed in trusted-source results · unconfirmed
Has Upper Pottsgrove completed the internal review it said it planned?unconfirmed in trusted-source results · unconfirmed
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