Felon pleads guilty to shooting Folcroft officer during pot investigation

Thursday, May 18, 2017
FOLCROFT, Pa. -- A convicted felon has pleaded guilty to shooting a Delaware County officer who was responding to a report of a drug deal last June.



Donte Brooks Island pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault on a law-enforcement officer and gun offenses in the shooting of Folcroft Police Officer Christopher Dorman.
[Ads /]


Dorman, then 25, was shot in the face, leg and groin in Folcroft as he approached people suspected of smoking marijuana behind an apartment building. Island fled after the shooting, prompting a three-hour manhunt. The 34-year-old was later arrested at the same apartment complex.

Dorman has recovered after multiple surgeries and returned to police duty.



Island served about nine years in federal prison on a gun conviction before his release in 2013.
[Ads /]
Island will be sentenced July 17.
----------
Send a breaking news alert
Report a correction or typo
Learn more about the 6abc apps
Copyright © 2026 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.