Chester man charged with having shank in jail cell

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Chester man charged with having shank in jail cell

A Chester man awaiting trial in the Delaware County prison was charged Tuesday with hiding a weapon in his bedding. Vance Napper, 19, was charged with possession of an instrument of crime and procuring a weapon. According to the criminal complaint filed by Delaware County Detective William Swanson: About 9:30 Sunday morning, correctional officers conducting a routine cell search found a jail-manufactured shank under the top mattress in Unit 6-A …