The three men involved in a home invasion that left a man dead and his mother paralyzed will spend the rest of their lives in prison.
On Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, Charles Fulforth, 41, Kelvin Roberts, 42, and Jeremy Fuentes, 27, were all sentenced to life in prison without parole, for the murder of 25-year-old Andrew Gaudio and the shooting of his mother, Bernadette Gaudio, during a home invasion in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, back in December 2024.
Fulforth and Roberts were both found guilty of first-degree murder, robbery and burglary following a four-day trial in July 2025 while Fuentes was found guilty earlier in September 2025 of second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to commit burglary.
L to R: Charles Fulforth, Kelvin Roberts and Jeremy Fuentes.
The deadly home invasion
Fuentes, an employee with the Willow Grove-based junk removal company Junkluggers, met with homeowners in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, back on Dec. 6, 2024, to give them an estimate for the removal of items at their house.
While Fuentes was inside the home, he spotted a large gun safe, multiple firearms boxes, gun parts and ammunition. While none of those items were part of the estimate to be removed by Junkluggers, Fuentes called Fulforth – who was his boss – and told him about the firearms, ammunition and gun parts. Fuentes also told Fulforth the homeowners were elderly.
The two men were interested in stealing the weapons in order to help their gun trafficking organization that illegally sold factory-made firearms, privately made ghost guns, silencers, and machine gun conversion devices, commonly referred to as “switches.”
Meanwhile, Bernadette Gaudio and her son Andrew Gaudio, had just celebrated a birthday the night of Dec. 7, at their home in Lower Merion, Montgomery County. It was in the early morning hours of Dec. 8 when Fulforth and Roberts — who also worked at Junkluggers — entered the Gaudios’ home, mistakenly believing it was the Bucks County home, which had a similar address.
Montgomery County First Assistant District Attorney Ed McCann said Andrew was sleeping when he heard his mother being shot. He then ran into her room when Fulforth shot and killed him.
“He heard gunshots and he went into the danger. He tried to protect his mother and he didn’t have anything to protect her with except for himself,” McCann said. “And to me that’s always going to be something I remember. That’s one of the bravest things I’ve ever seen in all the years that I’ve been doing this.”
The trial of Jeremy Fuentes
During his trial earlier in September, Fuentes and his attorney argued that he wasn’t at the house at the time of the deadly home invasion and that he had no idea a robbery would occur.
Prosecutors argued, however, that if it wasn’t for Fuentes, Fulforth and Roberts wouldn’t have been at the home in the first place.
The jury also saw texts that prosecutors said showed how badly Fuentes needed money prior to the home invasion. Prosecutors also presented cellphone records and text messages showing an article from NBC10 about the initial home invasion that they say Fuentes, Fulforth and Roberts shared with each other.
Fuentes read the article five times before police approached him about the crime, according to prosecutors.
A fate worse than death
During Thursday’s sentencing, the judge addressed Fulforth, saying he’s shown zero remorse. The judge also said it was the most evil case the court had ever seen.
Out of the three convicted killers, Fuentes was the only one to address the court on Thursday during sentencing. He apologized for his actions. The judge told him, however, that if it wasn’t for him, the deadly chain of events wouldn’t have occurred in the first place.
During victim impact statements, Gaudio’s family never named the convicted killers. The family also decided not to pursue the death penalty.
“There is a fate worse than death,” Robert Gaudio — Andrew’s brother and Bernadette’s son — said while facing the three convicted killers. “That is being forgotten.”
He also told the court he wanted Fulforth, Roberts and Fuentes to know that despite their actions, his mother still survived.
“We derive no joy out of these convictions and sentences,” Robert Gaudio said. “But we do feel that justice was served today.”
Family members described Andrew Gaudio as a smart and funny man who was building his career and working a job that he loved while looking forward to his brother’s wedding.
“Andrew was a compassionate, curious, beloved person. A kid with many nicknames,” Robert Gaudio told NBC10.
“A prankster who loved fun,” Bernadette Gaudio added.
“And we’ll remember him forever,” Robert Gaudio said.
Bernadette’s recovery
During Fuentes’ trial, Bernadette Gaudio told the jury about how much her life had changed since the shooting. Gaudio said she was an active fitness enthusiast before being paralyzed. She said it now takes more than an hour for two people to help her get out of bed.
She addressed the court again during Thursday’s sentencing, saying there was a hole in her heart that will never be filled.
“This has been a really difficult journey for me,” she said. “And now that the trial and the sentencing is over, we can focus on my health and my recovery.”
The family says that with the sentences handed down, they’ll begin to move forward. They’re planning a memorial for Andrew while continuing to care for Bernadette.
A fund was created to help raise money for Bernadette’s recovery. You can donate to the fund here.