In the Interest of Crespo

DEL SOLE, J.:

¶ 1 This is a Commonwealth appeal from a pre-adjudication denial of a petition to certify Appellee for trial as an adult on gun and drug charges. 1 We vacate and remand.

¶ 2 In December 1994, Appellee, a juvenile, was arrested for selling heroine on a street corner in Philadelphia. He failed to appear for his preliminary hearing on the drug charges and a bench warrant was issued. Appellee resurfaced in September 1996 when police struggled with him over a fully loaded gun on the steps of a church. After being held for court on the drug and gun charges, the Commonwealth filed a…