Crime & Public Safety
Evan Ramon Weron of Souderton, Cody Robert Sebring, of Towamencin, and Ayomal Y. Nanayakkara, of Norristown have all been charged in the May 4 incident
Three men with extensive criminal histories are facing multiple felony charges after police linked them to the theft of nearly $20,000 worth of tools and copper materials from a local business earlier this month.
Evan Ramon Weron, 36, of the 400 block of East Chestnut Street, Souderton, and Cody Robert Sebring, 42, of the 1200 block of Reiff Road, Towamencin Township, were each charged on May 14 by Franconia Township Police in connection with a May 5 burglary at Gouldey Welding on Allentown Road, police said.
Both men face felony charges of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, and theft of secondary metal, and a misdemeanor charge of theft from a motor vehicle, according to court documents.
A third man authorities allege was the driver, Ayomal Y. Nanayakkara, 43, of the 500 block of East Roberts Street, Norristown, has been charged with three felonies: Theft by unlawful taking, conspiracy to commit theft, and receiving stolen property, according to court records.
According to police, surveillance footage from Gouldey Welding showed two suspects – alleged to be Weron and Sebring – entering the property during the overnight hours of May 4 into May 5.
The suspects were dropped off by a blue Honda Fit, allegedly driven by Nanayakkara, which was later seen returning to load stolen items, including power tools and copper fittings, into the vehicle, police said. The same car was later found parked at Weron’s residence on East Chestnut Street, identified by a distinctive dent on the passenger side matching the footage, authorities allege.
Investigators also tracked the vehicle to Philadelphia, where Weron was allegedly captured on video selling a large quantity of copper for $1,776 at EMR Recycling. The items were confirmed by the victim as those stolen from Gouldey Welding, according to the complaint.
On May 14, authorities executed a search warrant at Weron’s Souderton home, where police made contact with Nanayakkara and Sebring, according to the complaint. Police allege the Honda Fit belongs to Nanayakkara’s mother, and he allegedly admitted to dropping off Weron and Sebring at the business and picking them up later on the side of the roadway. He admitted to helping the duo load up the numerous items into the Honda, driving them back to Weron’s house, and then taking Weron to the Philadelphia recycling center, police allege. He was then given $100 for his efforts, police said.
Sebring admitted to being dropped off by Nanayakkara with Weron, police allege, where they took numerous tools, a welder, and copper fittings from locked trucks parked in the lot. He then told authorities Weron and Nanyakkara took the items to the recycling center to be sold, wherein he was given a few hundred dollars, police said.
This case adds to Weron’s mounting legal troubles. He is currently awaiting preliminary hearings in two separate cases: a May 12 arrest in Hatfield Township for felony burglary related to a February incident, and a May 20 arrest in Lower Salford Township for 14 felony theft charges stemming from a May 12 incident, according to court documents.
Sebring is currently on trial in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court on misdemeanor charges of accidents involving injury or death stemming from an August 22, 2024 accident in Trappe Borough.
Weron remains at Montgomery County jail on $50,000 cash bail. Nanayakkara is at jail as well on $577 cash bail, per court records, as is Sebring on $2,077 cash bail. All three will share a preliminary hearing on May 28 at 1:30 p.m. before Magisterial District Judge Adam T. Katzman.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
