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that thinks year-old philip williams, 24 year old catherine knott and 26 year-old kevin harrigan, all three turned themselves into police yesterday morning. their arrest comes have after surveillance video was release that had shows them just before the attack. the victim say this group approached and then suspects gay slurs at the couple as then were being beat ebb. "eyewitness news" was able speak to all three defense attorneys and friend of the victim. both sides tell a different story about what happened. defense says this was a mutual fight and not at all about sexual orientation. >> i think it is going to come to light he didn't deliver the bless that broke that guy's jaw. >> to fracture orbital bones, to fracture cheekbones, to necessitate someone's jaw being wired shut for eight weeks that is annex stream amount of force. >> reporter: that victim who had to have his jaw wired shut is also spent three days, more than three days in the hospital, and this group will be back in court at the end of september, coming up in our next half an hour we will hear from all three of the def
that thinks year-old philip williams, 24 year old catherine knott and 26 year-old kevin harrigan, all three turned themselves into police yesterday morning. their arrest comes have after surveillance video was release that had shows them just before the attack. the victim say this group approached and then suspects gay slurs at the couple as then were being beat ebb. "eyewitness news" was able speak to all three defense attorneys and friend of the victim. both sides tell a different...
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philip williams and kevin harrigan. all three face charges for aggravated assault, conspiracy and recklessly endangering another person. this stems back to a fight at the rittenhouse second of the city in which police say anti-gay or homophobic slurs were exchanged. the defendants say they were not the aggressors, they just responded to a fight. they will all be back in court for a preliminary hearing on tuesday. >>> good morning, it is a crawl on a lot of the majors across the area. this is 76 westbound at city avenue. barely moving out there. you see drive times almost 30 minutes in both shore. believe it or not that san improvement. the rain is falling and the wind is blowing. heavier rainfall is moving inland. right now, certainly light rainfall for philadelphia. look at the heavier rain through cumberland county. millville at the top line falling at a rate of two-thirds an inch an hour. dreary start at the bus stop. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. wet and windy conditions. you need your rain gear this morning. but
philip williams and kevin harrigan. all three face charges for aggravated assault, conspiracy and recklessly endangering another person. this stems back to a fight at the rittenhouse second of the city in which police say anti-gay or homophobic slurs were exchanged. the defendants say they were not the aggressors, they just responded to a fight. they will all be back in court for a preliminary hearing on tuesday. >>> good morning, it is a crawl on a lot of the majors across the area....
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philip williams, kathryn knott and kevin harrigan posted bail a short time ago. nbc10's jesse gary is live outside, the suspects are sticking with the story and saying the alleged victims were the aggressors. >> reporter: that's right, i posed that question to all three. all three posted thousands of dollars in bail so they could go home with their families. let's take a look at our video. philip williams and kevin harrigan said they retaliated against the three in rittenhouse square but it was not homophobia. it left one with a broken jaw and a black eye. williams said he doesn't throw the first punch and was protecting his friend. >> with respect to my client, he only became involved in the incident after one of the purported victims in the case punched one of the young girls in the face. >> reporter: police say anti-gay slurs preceded the attack and old tweet it's from kathryn knott could hurt her claims. this is not a case of gay bashing. coming up in the next 30 minutes i will tell you what charges they did face this morning. live outside central detectives
philip williams, kathryn knott and kevin harrigan posted bail a short time ago. nbc10's jesse gary is live outside, the suspects are sticking with the story and saying the alleged victims were the aggressors. >> reporter: that's right, i posed that question to all three. all three posted thousands of dollars in bail so they could go home with their families. let's take a look at our video. philip williams and kevin harrigan said they retaliated against the three in rittenhouse square but...
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kathryn knott went out first flanked by her family, followed by philip williams and kevin harrigan. all face aggravated assault, conspiracy and recklessly endangering another person. the victims say this was a kay of gay bashing. the defendants claim sexual orientation played no role in what happened. coming up in the next 30 minutes i'll tell you why social media posts of a few years ago could hurt one of the defendant's claims. live outside of central detectives in center city, i'm jesse gary, "nbc10 news." >>> look at this from overnight, police say wet weather was to blame for a jitney crash. video here of emergency responders show the vehicle crashed into a building. a minivan was also involved. >>> a funeral will be held today for a 15-year-old who was shot and killed earlier this week while walking home from school in philadelphia's olney neighborhood. services for aaisha raul. one bullet hit ramen and the 19-year-old man was hit in the attack. >> today, opening states are set to begin in the murder trial of this man. he's the man accused of tilling a 10-month-old baby and he
kathryn knott went out first flanked by her family, followed by philip williams and kevin harrigan. all face aggravated assault, conspiracy and recklessly endangering another person. the victims say this was a kay of gay bashing. the defendants claim sexual orientation played no role in what happened. coming up in the next 30 minutes i'll tell you why social media posts of a few years ago could hurt one of the defendant's claims. live outside of central detectives in center city, i'm jesse...
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she is being charged along with 24 year old philip williams and 26 year old kevin harrigan in the beating of a gay couple in center city two week ago. social media played big role in iding the suspects after their photos and surveillance where shared across facebook and twitter. now the twitter account of at catherine underscore knot at the center of new controversy after social media users unearthed what appeared to be a homophobic allegedly wetted by knot. it reads "he's going to rip me today for my hair just wait. the account using a homophobic slur and a hash tag. her twitter account under scrutiny by abington, her employer. >> abington health takes patient privacy and confidentiality very seriously. fully investigating this matter. >> we spoke with attorneys for both williams and knot. they defensed their clients. >> this was a mutual confrontation between individuals out on the street in center city. unfortunately, last week it resulted in injuries to an individual but i can physical that you with respect to my client, he was not the aggress aggressor. did he not initiate anything.
she is being charged along with 24 year old philip williams and 26 year old kevin harrigan in the beating of a gay couple in center city two week ago. social media played big role in iding the suspects after their photos and surveillance where shared across facebook and twitter. now the twitter account of at catherine underscore knot at the center of new controversy after social media users unearthed what appeared to be a homophobic allegedly wetted by knot. it reads "he's going to rip me...
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"eyewitness news" was there as kevin harrigan philip williams and katherine knott were released on bail this morning. later today knot's employer abington health announced they fired her. "eyewitness news" reporter natasha brown has details. >> reporter: the three bucks county suspects charged in a brutal attack of a gay couple in center city left central detectives thursday morning after posting bail. 24 year old philip williams, 26-year-old kevin harrigan and twenty four year old katherine knott. while all are free for now the fallout from the case continues for katherine knott. the emergency room tech has been fired from her job at lansdale hospital after reports of potential privacy violations involving her twitter page came to light. >> anything that you put on your social media on facebook twitter be careful because if someone captures it, if someone saves that screen shot it can be use. >> reporter: lee z a garber posts social need ya' posts can can can come back to you. she put patient x-rays on twitter accounts and those tweets have gone viral. >> when you're posting something
"eyewitness news" was there as kevin harrigan philip williams and katherine knott were released on bail this morning. later today knot's employer abington health announced they fired her. "eyewitness news" reporter natasha brown has details. >> reporter: the three bucks county suspects charged in a brutal attack of a gay couple in center city left central detectives thursday morning after posting bail. 24 year old philip williams, 26-year-old kevin harrigan and twenty...
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that is 24 year-old philip williams, 24 year-old catherine knott and 26 year-old kevin harrigan, all three were arraigned on assault charges early thursday morning and released on bail. williams and harrigan leaving together after posting $75,000 bail while knott left after posting $50,000. the group turned itself into police nearly 24 hours that is williams surrendering with his attorney. >> with respect to my client he was not at gress or. he did not initiate anything and only became involved with the incident after one of the purported victims in the case punched one of the young girls in the face out the on the street that night. >> reporter: similar case made from the other defense attorneys. >> my client's role in it is limited. i think it will come to light he didn't deliver the blows that broke that guy's jaw. >> we don't deny this gentlemen was injured but i unequivocally deny that my client did anything to hurt this man. >>> williams attorney says the confrontation was a mutual fight and had nothing to do with sexual orientation. the victims who don't want to be identified
that is 24 year-old philip williams, 24 year-old catherine knott and 26 year-old kevin harrigan, all three were arraigned on assault charges early thursday morning and released on bail. williams and harrigan leaving together after posting $75,000 bail while knott left after posting $50,000. the group turned itself into police nearly 24 hours that is williams surrendering with his attorney. >> with respect to my client he was not at gress or. he did not initiate anything and only became...
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that thinks year-old philip williams, 24 year-old catherine knott and 26 year-old kevin harrigan. all three turned themselves into police yesterday morning. now their arrest come after video was release that had shows them just before the attack. victims said they group approached and they yelled gay slurs at them as these two men were beaten. "eyewitness news" was able to speak to all three defense attorneys and friend of the victims. both sides tell a different store what i happened. they say this was a mutual fight and not at all about sexual orientation. >> limited. i think it will come to light he didn't deliver the blows that broke that guys jaw. >> to fracture orbital bones, fracture cheekbones, to necessitate someone's jaw being wired shut for eight weeks. the that is annex stream amount of force. >> reporter: that victim who had to have his jaw wired shut he also spent more than three days in the hospital. in the meantime this group will be back in court at the end of september and coming up in our next half an hour we will hear from all of the defense attorneys and we wi
that thinks year-old philip williams, 24 year-old catherine knott and 26 year-old kevin harrigan. all three turned themselves into police yesterday morning. now their arrest come after video was release that had shows them just before the attack. victims said they group approached and they yelled gay slurs at them as these two men were beaten. "eyewitness news" was able to speak to all three defense attorneys and friend of the victims. both sides tell a different store what i...
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she with philip williams of warminster and kevin harrigan of warrington, are all charged with two counts of aggravated assault. two counts of simple assault. other related charges. now these charges come about two weeks after this surveillance video was released showing people have of interest in this case. the the two victims say that people in this group, attacked them at 16th street just south of walnut near chancellor street and called them gay slurs. social media as you have heard played a big role in helping authorities identify the suspects, but police say it did take sometime to sort out who should be charged, again, these people are now turning themselves into police, three arrest warrants were issued yesterday, by the d.a., in the meantime the victim who do not want to be identified, made this statement, yesterday, thank you to the community, for its help and support, as well as the detectives who did a great job gathering details. we are thankful that the d.a.'s is working so hard to make sure that this does not happen again in philadelphia you may remember that assistant bask
she with philip williams of warminster and kevin harrigan of warrington, are all charged with two counts of aggravated assault. two counts of simple assault. other related charges. now these charges come about two weeks after this surveillance video was released showing people have of interest in this case. the the two victims say that people in this group, attacked them at 16th street just south of walnut near chancellor street and called them gay slurs. social media as you have heard played a...
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investigators say philip williams, kevin harrigan and kath rick knerine knott all fro county will be charged with assault, reckless endangerment and conspiracy. sources tell nbc 10 knott is the daughter of the police chief of chalfont. last week, police released surveillance video of a group of the possible suspects. there is that video, walking near the scene of the attack at 16th and chancellor. the victims say they were beaten because they are gay. lawyers for some of the suspects say the alleged victims instigated the fight, but the victims released this statement yesterday that says, "thank you to the community for their help and support as well as the detectives who did a great job gathering details. we are thankful the d.a.'s working so hard to make sure this doesn't happen again in philadelphia." >>> casino crisis. in just a few hours, bankrupt revel casino goes on the auction block. bidders will meet in new york with one man offering $90 million for the hotel and gaming center. nbc 10's jesse gary has been following the casino crisis. here's his report. >> reporter: glen str
investigators say philip williams, kevin harrigan and kath rick knerine knott all fro county will be charged with assault, reckless endangerment and conspiracy. sources tell nbc 10 knott is the daughter of the police chief of chalfont. last week, police released surveillance video of a group of the possible suspects. there is that video, walking near the scene of the attack at 16th and chancellor. the victims say they were beaten because they are gay. lawyers for some of the suspects say the...
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that is 24 year-old philip williams, 24 year old catherine knott and 26 year-old kevin harrigan. all three were a rain on assault charges early thursday morning and released on bail. williams and harrigan leaving together after posting $57,000 bail while knott left after posting $50,000. the the group turned itself into police nearly 24 hours ago that is williams surrendering with his attorney. >> with respect to my client he was not at gress or, did he not initiate anything and only became involved in the incident, after one of the reported victims in the case punched one of the young girls in the face out on the street that night. >>> similar case made from the other defense attorneys. >> my client's role in it is limited, you know, and i think it will come to light that he didn't deliver the the blows that broke that guy's jaw. >> we don't deny that this gentlemen was injured but i unequivocally deny that my client did anything to hurt this man. >> reporter: williams attorney goes on to say that the confrontation was a mutual fight and it had nothing to do with sexual orientat
that is 24 year-old philip williams, 24 year old catherine knott and 26 year-old kevin harrigan. all three were a rain on assault charges early thursday morning and released on bail. williams and harrigan leaving together after posting $57,000 bail while knott left after posting $50,000. the the group turned itself into police nearly 24 hours ago that is williams surrendering with his attorney. >> with respect to my client he was not at gress or, did he not initiate anything and only...
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los acusados son kevin harrigan y catherine knope. catherine precisamente, horas antes, los defensores de los derechos une sexuales, se reunieron para decir que se hagan cambios en la ley. la policÍa de filadelfia en en busca del sospechoso que asaltÓ una tienda dollar store. esto ocurriÓ a eso de las nueve de la noche en el domingo, en la cuadra 1200. el sospechoso esperÓ hasta que el empleado cerraba todo con candado, pasa a la del logro llevarse parece artÍculos, incluyendo celulares y cigarros. cualquier personas con informaciÓn debe llamar a la policÍa local. la policía tambiÉn ando en busca de la ayuda del pÚblico) sustituto que robÓ una baterÍa de un automÓvil que se encontraba estacionado, esto ocurriÓ el viernes a eso de la 1:15 de la madrugada del este de calle arizona usted tiene alguna informaciÓn que pueda ayudar con este sujeto, puede comunicarse con las autoridades, un hombre del sur de nueva jersey estÁ acusado de distribuciÓn y posesión de pornografÍa infantil. fue arrestado esto de que las autorida
los acusados son kevin harrigan y catherine knope. catherine precisamente, horas antes, los defensores de los derechos une sexuales, se reunieron para decir que se hagan cambios en la ley. la policÍa de filadelfia en en busca del sospechoso que asaltÓ una tienda dollar store. esto ocurriÓ a eso de las nueve de la noche en el domingo, en la cuadra 1200. el sospechoso esperÓ hasta que el empleado cerraba todo con candado, pasa a la del logro llevarse parece artÍculos, incluyendo celulares y...
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"action news" was there as 24-year-old phillip williams turned himself in. 26-year-old kevin harrigan and katherine knott turned themselves in. >>> a pregnant woman and her unborn baby were killed in a shooting in the city as olney neighborhood and the gun fire erupted, and the 25-year-old victim was 8 months pregnant and first responders were not able to save her baby. the second victim was hit in the back and leg and he is in critical condition. he is wanted for questioning in a separate homicide just yesterday. >> the push to increase the tax on cigarettes in philadelphia cleared a final hurdle today. governor corbett signed the house bill this afternoon and it adds a $2 a pack tax on cigarettes, in order to fund the schools. they say it's a steady funding source for the state's large of the school district. the bill is designed to provide $83 million a year in revenue. >>> new details tonight for the man wanted for killing a pennsylvania state trooper, they think that they spotted eric frein but once again he managed to elude investigators. walter perez is live now with the latest
"action news" was there as 24-year-old phillip williams turned himself in. 26-year-old kevin harrigan and katherine knott turned themselves in. >>> a pregnant woman and her unborn baby were killed in a shooting in the city as olney neighborhood and the gun fire erupted, and the 25-year-old victim was 8 months pregnant and first responders were not able to save her baby. the second victim was hit in the back and leg and he is in critical condition. he is wanted for questioning...
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tonight, arraignments were set for 26 year-old kevin harrigan, 24 year-old catherine knott and 24 year-old philip williams. as legal process plays out we are learning more about one member of the trio and what many are calling a history of questionable behavior. and "action news" reporter kenneth moton takes us from their life tonight at central detective, kenneth? >> reporter: hours after catherine knott was named as a suspect her twitter account went viral. tonight she has been suspended from her montgomery county hospital job and now even her police chief father is under the microscope. all three ara accused of a violent attack on two gay men in center city but as 24 year-old catherine knott who is getting most of the attention thanks to her very public twitter feed some tweet where is homophobic. >> i represent a young woman who has never been in trouble, coming from the wonderful family. she has a law enforcement background in her family. >> reporter: knott's attorney is talking about her father bucks county police chief karl knott, a lieutenant in abington township when his daughter
tonight, arraignments were set for 26 year-old kevin harrigan, 24 year-old catherine knott and 24 year-old philip williams. as legal process plays out we are learning more about one member of the trio and what many are calling a history of questionable behavior. and "action news" reporter kenneth moton takes us from their life tonight at central detective, kenneth? >> reporter: hours after catherine knott was named as a suspect her twitter account went viral. tonight she has...
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police say knot philip williams and kevin harrigan are out of jail after posting bail overnight. you can see them embracing their families as they were released from central detectives. the trio is charged with criminal conspiracy, aggravated and simple assault and reckless endangerment. they'll be in court next week. police say the victims gay couple suffered serious facial injuries and were taunted with gay slurs during the attack. many people feel the incident should have been considered a hate crime. it is not because sexual orientation is not protected under current pennsylvania law. some legislators are look to go close that loophole and the hate crime statute. bruce gordon joins us live in the newsroom with those details. bruce? >> reporter: iain the center city attack has absolutely gallon van knifed the lgbt community. the victims of that beating are on the mend and they are speaking out through a friend. while efforts are now underway to change laws of the state and the local level. >> we need toed dress the immediate -- >> steady drizzle did not deter nearly 200 suppor
police say knot philip williams and kevin harrigan are out of jail after posting bail overnight. you can see them embracing their families as they were released from central detectives. the trio is charged with criminal conspiracy, aggravated and simple assault and reckless endangerment. they'll be in court next week. police say the victims gay couple suffered serious facial injuries and were taunted with gay slurs during the attack. many people feel the incident should have been considered a...
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let's look at the mugshots of the suspect, 24 year old philip williams, 26 year old kevin harrigan, and 24 year old catherine knot. each facing two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of recklessly endangering another person, one count of criminal conspiracy. you may remember the video, brutal beat down on the night of september 11, near 16th and chancellor streets, social media played a huge role in helping to identify the people responsible, as customers from nearby restaurants, now the lawyers are speaking out defending their client. >> this was a mutual confrontation between individuals out on the street it, in center city, unfortunately, last week. it resulted in injuries to an individual, but i can tell you that with respect to my client, he was not the aggressor, did he not initiate anything, and only became involved in the incident after one of the purported victims in the case punched one of the young girls in the face. she as a law enforcement backgrounds in her family, she played no role in this other than going out to dinner with friends on the night this happened. >> h
let's look at the mugshots of the suspect, 24 year old philip williams, 26 year old kevin harrigan, and 24 year old catherine knot. each facing two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of recklessly endangering another person, one count of criminal conspiracy. you may remember the video, brutal beat down on the night of september 11, near 16th and chancellor streets, social media played a huge role in helping to identify the people responsible, as customers from nearby restaurants, now the...
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people in the video you see 24 year old philip williams, 26 year old kevin harrigan, and 24 year old catherine knot. each of them facing two counts of aggravated assault, two counts every recklessly endangering another person, one count of criminal conspiracy. earlier this month, police released video of the brutal beat-down on the night of september 11, near 16th and chancellor streets. social media played huge role in helping to identify the people responsible, as customers, to nearby restaurant. now the lawyers are speaking out defending their clients, and they're basically saying it was as mutual fight. and their client didn't start the brawl, but joined in at some point. the lawyer for catherine kh not said his client comes from backgrounds in law enforcement, no problem with people sexual orientation, but the same simply blown out of proportion by the media. friend of the beat down victim disagrees and says the couple completely targeted, where the situation has gained national attention, some lawmakers are now working to change the state's hate crime laws to include sexual ori
people in the video you see 24 year old philip williams, 26 year old kevin harrigan, and 24 year old catherine knot. each of them facing two counts of aggravated assault, two counts every recklessly endangering another person, one count of criminal conspiracy. earlier this month, police released video of the brutal beat-down on the night of september 11, near 16th and chancellor streets. social media played huge role in helping to identify the people responsible, as customers, to nearby...
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they approved arrest warrants for these three, in connection on the attack. 26-year-old kevin harrigan, they will be charged with aggravated assault and related offenses. police say that the three were with a group of 10 to 12 friends in the 1600 block of chancellor street, that group was captured by surveillance camera as they made their way around town. the victims a 26-year-old man and a 27-year-old man, told police some in the group made despaisparaging remarks about t sexual orientation and then beat them. yesterday they turned the investigation over the d.a. who said in a statement that this vicious attack shocked the entire country, an assault like this because of someone's sexual orientation has to place in in philadelphia. >> one was an assistant basketball coach at archbishop, and he is not one of the three charged with the crime. police will be reaching out to the suspect's attorneys and again they expect to see them surrender here at central detectives at some point tomorrow. i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> all right sara thank you. >>> a gym teacher faces
they approved arrest warrants for these three, in connection on the attack. 26-year-old kevin harrigan, they will be charged with aggravated assault and related offenses. police say that the three were with a group of 10 to 12 friends in the 1600 block of chancellor street, that group was captured by surveillance camera as they made their way around town. the victims a 26-year-old man and a 27-year-old man, told police some in the group made despaisparaging remarks about t sexual orientation...
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the philadelphia district attorney has filed charges against 26-year-old kevin harrigan, 24 year old philip williams and 24 year old katherine knott. knot is the daughter of chalfont police chief carl knott. the gay couple have maintained that they were attacked on the night of september 11th because of their sexual orientation. >>> happening today pennsylvania governor tom corbett is scheduled to sign the newly passed cigarette tax for philadelphia. the state senate voted 39 to 11 yesterday approving a two dollars per pack tax hike on cigarettes in the city. the house approved the legislation on monday night. the philadelphia school district hopes the tax will pump $83 million of extra revenue into public schools over the next year. as you can imagine some business owners and smokers are none too pleased about it. erin o'hearn will have a full report at 6:30. >> we have breaking news. chopper 6 is live over this fire scene that karen just mentioned a couple minutes ago. it's at the king of prussia mall in upper merion township. fire crews are there at the scene. now we're told that
the philadelphia district attorney has filed charges against 26-year-old kevin harrigan, 24 year old philip williams and 24 year old katherine knott. knot is the daughter of chalfont police chief carl knott. the gay couple have maintained that they were attacked on the night of september 11th because of their sexual orientation. >>> happening today pennsylvania governor tom corbett is scheduled to sign the newly passed cigarette tax for philadelphia. the state senate voted 39 to 11...
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harrigan and 24-year-old katherine knott. sources have confirmed that knott is the daughter of the police chief of shellfont bureau. the suspects are seen in video walking along center city. someone brushed up against the man asking the victim is this your boyfriend and when he answered yes, police say the gay couple was beaten, punched and kicked. it happened on september 11th while the couple was walking from a restaurant at 16th and chancellor. >> it was one of those things of getting everyone and talking to different witnesses and anyone that was possibly there during this incident and sorting out and weeding out who was actually involved and who took part in the assault and move forward from there. >> the victims have released a statement saying in part, thank you to the community for their help and support as well as the detectives who did a great job gathering details. we are thankful the d.a. is working so hard to make sure this doesn't happen again in philadelphia. the victims have been asking for support for changin
harrigan and 24-year-old katherine knott. sources have confirmed that knott is the daughter of the police chief of shellfont bureau. the suspects are seen in video walking along center city. someone brushed up against the man asking the victim is this your boyfriend and when he answered yes, police say the gay couple was beaten, punched and kicked. it happened on september 11th while the couple was walking from a restaurant at 16th and chancellor. >> it was one of those things of getting...
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there's knot in the middle and 26 year old kevin harrigan. police issued arrest warrants through the three suspect yesterday wanted in connection to the beating of a gay couple on september 11th. social media in particular twitter users took it upon themselves to disseminate photos and surveillance stills of the suspects and identify them. detectives credited them with helping them fine the suspects. now twitter is on fire again this time sin link out alleged tweets found on the twitter account of cath lynn knot. now, on the twitter account at catherine underscore knot there's tweets including one quote he's going to rip me today for my hair, just wait. she then uses a homophobic slur in a hash tag. many social media users expressing shock and anger at the alleged slurs found on the twitter page. we spoke with attorneys for knot and williams. they defend their clients and say this incident had nothing to do with sexual orientation. >> this was mutual confrontation between individuals out on the street in center city. unfortunately, last week
there's knot in the middle and 26 year old kevin harrigan. police issued arrest warrants through the three suspect yesterday wanted in connection to the beating of a gay couple on september 11th. social media in particular twitter users took it upon themselves to disseminate photos and surveillance stills of the suspects and identify them. detectives credited them with helping them fine the suspects. now twitter is on fire again this time sin link out alleged tweets found on the twitter account...
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twenty-four year-old catherine knott and 26 year-old kevin harrigan, all three were arraigned on assault charges thursday morning and released on bail. williams and harrigan leaving together after posting $75,000 bail while knott left after posting $50,000. the group turned themselves in 24 hours ago. that the is will yanks surrendering with his attorney. >> with respect to my client he was not agreeser. he did not initiate anything. he only became involved in the incident after one of the per ported victims in the case punched one of the young girls in the face out on the street that night. >> reporter: similar case made from the other defense attorney. >> my client's role in it is limited. i think it will come to light he didn't deliver bows that broke that jaw. >> we don't deny that this gentlemen was injured. >> reporter: williams attorney goes on to say the that the confrontation was a mutual fight and had nothing to do with sexual orientation. victims don't want to be identified have not spoken since the charges were filed. a friend though says that the defense's account just isn't
twenty-four year-old catherine knott and 26 year-old kevin harrigan, all three were arraigned on assault charges thursday morning and released on bail. williams and harrigan leaving together after posting $75,000 bail while knott left after posting $50,000. the group turned themselves in 24 hours ago. that the is will yanks surrendering with his attorney. >> with respect to my client he was not agreeser. he did not initiate anything. he only became involved in the incident after one of...
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she with 24 year-old philip williams of warminster and kevin harrigan of warrington, are all charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault and other related charges. the thats charges come two weeks after this surveillance was released showing people of interest in this case. two victims say people in this group attacked them at 16th just south of walnut near chancellor and call them gay slurs. the social media played a big part in identifying the suspects but police say it took sometime to get this all sorted out to see who should be charged. >> not everybody was involved in the situation. it was just a matter of get everybody in, and talking to different witnesses and anybody there probably there during this incident. >> reporter: meantime victims who don't want to be identified made this statement, thank you to the community for help and support for the detectives who did a great job gathering details. we are thankful the d.a. is working so hard to make sure doesn't happen again in philadelphia you may remember that local basketball coach, the assista
she with 24 year-old philip williams of warminster and kevin harrigan of warrington, are all charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault and other related charges. the thats charges come two weeks after this surveillance was released showing people of interest in this case. two victims say people in this group attacked them at 16th just south of walnut near chancellor and call them gay slurs. the social media played a big part in identifying the suspects but...
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harrigan. the tree is waiting to be arraigned on simple but aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and criminal conspiracy. >> with respect to my client, he was not the aggressor. he did not initiate anything. only became involved in the incident after one of the purported victims in the case punched one of the young girls in the face. >> reporter: police say williams an electrician, not a health care worker, and the daughter of chalfont's police chief were seen walking on camera in center city in an attack that was laced with homophobic slur. one of the men suffered a black eye, facial fractures and a jaw that had to be wired shut. >> ms. knott is not homophobic and didn't utter any slur whatsoever. >> reporter: some would comment her comments on twitter paint a pictu picture. >> the people we were just dancing with just turned around and made out with each other. # gay, # ew. another says jazz flute is for little fairy boys. and this camo song is gay like all the other brad paisley songs.
harrigan. the tree is waiting to be arraigned on simple but aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and criminal conspiracy. >> with respect to my client, he was not the aggressor. he did not initiate anything. only became involved in the incident after one of the purported victims in the case punched one of the young girls in the face. >> reporter: police say williams an electrician, not a health care worker, and the daughter of chalfont's police chief were seen walking on camera...
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philip williams, kathryn knott and kevin harrigan turned themselves in this morning. they are facing assault and other charges in the september 11th attack that left two men injured. attorneys representing the three says the crime was not motivated by hate or the victim's sexual or yenati orientation. they said both sides are responsible after an altercation turned from words to fists. >> this was not a gay bashing. it had nothing do with anyone's sexual orientation. >> they released surveillance video in hopes of identifying those responsible. although a large crowd there that night, the three charged are the only in the group they expect to file charges against. >>> tom corbett sign a cigarette tax law to help fund philadelphia's cash-strapped schools. the state senate passed the $2 a pack tax yesterday. this bill is expected to bring in about $49 million for the school district this fiscal year and $80 million in following years. the tax will only apply to cigarettes sold in philadelphia. >>> and a big win for supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in pennsylva
philip williams, kathryn knott and kevin harrigan turned themselves in this morning. they are facing assault and other charges in the september 11th attack that left two men injured. attorneys representing the three says the crime was not motivated by hate or the victim's sexual or yenati orientation. they said both sides are responsible after an altercation turned from words to fists. >> this was not a gay bashing. it had nothing do with anyone's sexual orientation. >> they...
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harrigan and 24 year old catherine not. the charges counts of aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and criminal conspiracy. police say they expect those thee to turn themselves in tomorrow. >> philadelphia police have zeroed in on a suspect in the murder of a 15 year old girl shot and killed on her way home from school yesterday. police just went to his home. >> police with warn, open up! >> fox 29 crew was there as police pounded on his door trying to serve their warrant. police say the gunman opened fire during a fight. >>> fox 29's dave schratwieser has been tracking developments all day. he's live at philadelphia police headquarters tonight. dave? >> reporter: iain t night at this hour 19 year old darien person is still on the loose. police say he is armed and extremely dangerous. they're still searching for him tonight but folks, parents, students, at the charter school where the victim went are remembering that 15 year old victim tonight. >> pretty girl. pretty girl. who had everything going for h
harrigan and 24 year old catherine not. the charges counts of aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and criminal conspiracy. police say they expect those thee to turn themselves in tomorrow. >> philadelphia police have zeroed in on a suspect in the murder of a 15 year old girl shot and killed on her way home from school yesterday. police just went to his home. >> police with warn, open up! >> fox 29 crew was there as police pounded on his door trying to...
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knot and the other two people charged in the assault philip williams and kevin harrigan are out of jail after posting bail overnight. our cameras were there as they left central detectives in philadelphia this morning. all face criminal charges of couldn'conspear see, aggravatede assault and regular less endangerment. they will in court next week. police say the victims suffered serious facial injuries and were taunted with gay slurs during the attack on september 11th. >>> now, many people feel the incident should be prosecuted as a hate crime. but sexual orientation is not covered under current pennsylvania law. so a new push is now underway to change that. fox 29's bruce gordon joins us live in the newsroom with the latest. bruce? >> reporter: lucy, those looking to throw the book at the alleged attackers were surprised to find the hate crimes book does not and conclude a chapter on sexual orientation. well, today movement on two fronts to change that. while the beating victims speak out through a friend. >> the number of hate crimes in the united states. >> exactly two weeks after t
knot and the other two people charged in the assault philip williams and kevin harrigan are out of jail after posting bail overnight. our cameras were there as they left central detectives in philadelphia this morning. all face criminal charges of couldn'conspear see, aggravatede assault and regular less endangerment. they will in court next week. police say the victims suffered serious facial injuries and were taunted with gay slurs during the attack on september 11th. >>> now, many...
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the other suspects are 24 year old philip williams of warminster and 26 year-old kevin harrigan of warrington. they face several charges, including aggravated assault. >>> well, happening today a bankruptcy auction for now closed revel casino is scheduled for later this morning. lawyer for florida developer who offered 90 million-dollar for the the property, says that there are multiple bids for it. the 2.4 billion dollar hotel and casino closed september 2nd after a little more than two years in operation. it never turn a profit. >>> meanwhile a budget crisis in the atlantic city could mean more layoffs. mayor don guardian says he will ask the the state for permission to layoff a number of city workers. casino bankruptcies are costing the city millions in tax revenue. his request could come as early as next week. city officials want to reopen most of the the union contracts to achieve salary and benefit reductions. >>> pennsylvania governor tom corbett is expect to sign philadelphia's cigarette tax law today. the senate passed the bill yesterday after the the house passed it earlier this wee
the other suspects are 24 year old philip williams of warminster and 26 year-old kevin harrigan of warrington. they face several charges, including aggravated assault. >>> well, happening today a bankruptcy auction for now closed revel casino is scheduled for later this morning. lawyer for florida developer who offered 90 million-dollar for the the property, says that there are multiple bids for it. the 2.4 billion dollar hotel and casino closed september 2nd after a little more than...
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the three suspects in that attack kevin harrigan, catherine knot and philip williams all from bucks county were arraigned and released on bail yesterday. they are accused of using gay slurs and punching the two victims. lawyers for the suspects say the fight was mutual and not motivated by sexual orientation. >>> and in philadelphia yesterday, city council several by introduced a bill to close a loophole in the city's hate crime law. the measure will make offenses motivated by hatred due to sexual orientation, gender or gender identity a hate crime. >> obviously, this is emerging as a very ugly incident, not only from the violence that occurred, but this entitled attitude that some of these kids have and that they can come to our city. >> the bill calls for sentences of up to 90 days in jail and fines up to $2,000. >>> new developments in the ray rice scandal. the head of security for the nfl said he never got video in april of ray rice punching his fiancee in the elevator. a law enforcement official claims he sent the video directly to the nfl security chief jeffrey miller back in april.
the three suspects in that attack kevin harrigan, catherine knot and philip williams all from bucks county were arraigned and released on bail yesterday. they are accused of using gay slurs and punching the two victims. lawyers for the suspects say the fight was mutual and not motivated by sexual orientation. >>> and in philadelphia yesterday, city council several by introduced a bill to close a loophole in the city's hate crime law. the measure will make offenses motivated by hatred...
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along with 24 year old catherine knot and 26 year old kevin harrigan. police allege these three were the aggressors in the assault but attorneys for the suspects deny those allegations. >> we don't deny that this gentleman was injured but i deny that my client did anything to hurt this man. >> my client's role in it is limited. you know, i don't -- i think it's going to come to light he didn't deliver the blows that broke that guy's jaw. >> this was a mutual confrontation between individuals out the street report roar the couple has concealed their identity and has declined to talk since charges were filed. but today a friend spoke to us about the viciousness of the attack. >> to fracture orbital bones torque fracture cheek bones, to necessitate someone's jaw being wired shut for eight weeks. >> catherine knot the lone woman charged is the daughter of chalfont police chief carl knot. the charges against her in this case led to her suspension as an emergency room tech at lansdowne hospital abington health sent out statement hinting at further repercussio
along with 24 year old catherine knot and 26 year old kevin harrigan. police allege these three were the aggressors in the assault but attorneys for the suspects deny those allegations. >> we don't deny that this gentleman was injured but i deny that my client did anything to hurt this man. >> my client's role in it is limited. you know, i don't -- i think it's going to come to light he didn't deliver the blows that broke that guy's jaw. >> this was a mutual confrontation...
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they include 24-year-old philip williams of warminster, 26-year-old kevin harrigan of what are continue ton and 24-year-old katherine knot. she's the daughter of chalfont police chief carl knot a group of people attacked them as they used antigay slurs. the attack happened on 16th street south of walnut. the beating left one man hospitalized with his jaw wired shut. outrage on social media web sites led to the identities of the people in the video but police say it took some time to sort out which ones should be charged. >> not everyone was involved in there situation. so, it's one of those things of getting everyone in, questioning everyone, interviewing and talking to a number of different witnesses and anyone that was possibly there during this incident. >> reporter: an assistant coach for the archbishop wood high school basketball team who resigned after being named a person of interest has not been charged in this case. the victims who don't want to be identified released a statement on tuesday saying thank you to the community for their help and support as well as the defendants w
they include 24-year-old philip williams of warminster, 26-year-old kevin harrigan of what are continue ton and 24-year-old katherine knot. she's the daughter of chalfont police chief carl knot a group of people attacked them as they used antigay slurs. the attack happened on 16th street south of walnut. the beating left one man hospitalized with his jaw wired shut. outrage on social media web sites led to the identities of the people in the video but police say it took some time to sort out...
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next out was philip williams and kevin harrigan. they both came out together. they got in a small car and drove off. all three have been arraigned and had charges against them. coming up, we'll talk about the charges against the defendants. jesse gary, "nbc10 news," chris. >>> police say this 11-year-old girl who disappeared after leaving her school in south philadelphia yesterday has returned home safe. she was reported missing after last seen at this state shop on 10th street. no word on how she made it home but she is home safe now. >>> opening statements are set to begin in the trial of this man. he's accused of killing a 10-month-old baby, you see it there, and the baby's grandmother after a robbery. the he faces the death penalty if convicted. >>> a funeral will be held for a 15-year-old girl who was hit and killed this week while walking home from school. she was shot and killed monday walking home from delaware valley charter high school in olney. this 19-year-old was charged with her murder. he was involved in a fight with a group of teens. he fired sh
next out was philip williams and kevin harrigan. they both came out together. they got in a small car and drove off. all three have been arraigned and had charges against them. coming up, we'll talk about the charges against the defendants. jesse gary, "nbc10 news," chris. >>> police say this 11-year-old girl who disappeared after leaving her school in south philadelphia yesterday has returned home safe. she was reported missing after last seen at this state shop on 10th...
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a status hearing is scheduled for philip williams, catherine n knott and kevin harrigan, surrendered to police to face charges including assault and conspiracy in the september 11 incident that left one alleged victim with his jaw wired shut. >>> and the search for buyers for the now closed revel casino resume this morning, the bankruptcy auction was cut short to honor rosh hashana. florida developer old a $90 million bid. revel opened to much fanfare in 2012, closed earlier this month after never turning a profit. erika? >> new details are emerge being just how far an armed fence jumper was able to get before he was caught inside the white house. cbs news correspondent craig boswell tells us the director of the secret service is scheduled to testify before congress this morning, about that incident, and also other recent security breaches. >> accused white house fence jumper, omar gonzalez, made it much farther inside the executive mansion than was previously revealed. sources tell cbs news, that after entering the port i can owe doors, gonzalez ran through the entrance hall to the
a status hearing is scheduled for philip williams, catherine n knott and kevin harrigan, surrendered to police to face charges including assault and conspiracy in the september 11 incident that left one alleged victim with his jaw wired shut. >>> and the search for buyers for the now closed revel casino resume this morning, the bankruptcy auction was cut short to honor rosh hashana. florida developer old a $90 million bid. revel opened to much fanfare in 2012, closed earlier this month...
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kevin harrigan, williams and catherine knot are charged with conspiracy of that attack in center city on september 11th. the three are on this surveillance video taken moments before the assault and accused of asking the victims of their sexual orientation and then punching and beating them and leaving one man with a broken jaw. defense attorneys say the fight was mutual and not motivated by sexual orientation. >>> a rally is set in support of lgbt rights. the three suspects are all from bucks county. the love over hate rally will happen at the county courthouse in doylestown tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. >>> happening later today, the option for revel casino is scheduled to resume at 10:00 a.m. at a new york city law office. it started last week with a million dollar cash bid. revel cost $2.4 billion to build. it went bankrupt and closed on september 2 pd. >>> also happening today, we'll find out which major low-fare carrier will add daily flights out of philadelphia airport. that airline will offer flights to seven u.s. cities beginning as early as december some of them. an announcement is
kevin harrigan, williams and catherine knot are charged with conspiracy of that attack in center city on september 11th. the three are on this surveillance video taken moments before the assault and accused of asking the victims of their sexual orientation and then punching and beating them and leaving one man with a broken jaw. defense attorneys say the fight was mutual and not motivated by sexual orientation. >>> a rally is set in support of lgbt rights. the three suspects are all...
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williams says 24-year-old philip williams, 26-year-old kevin harrigan and 24-year-old katherine knott, all from bucks county, attacked a gay couple here at 16th and chancellor. the trio is now charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, and conspiracy. >> not everyone was involved in the situation, so it was one of those things of getting everyone in, questioning everyone, interviewing and talking to a number of different witnesses and anybody who was possibly there during this incident and sorting out and weeding out who was involved, who took part in the assault and then moving forward from there. >> we got the update, and you know, it got to the point where even a girl hit us. >> reporter: that girl, knott, is the daughter of chalfont's police chief, according to sources. the victims showed us their injuries when talking about the attack. they say it occurred after someone in the group asked if they were a couple. both were treated and released from the local hospital. the attack, though described by police here as a hate crime isn't, because pennsylvani
williams says 24-year-old philip williams, 26-year-old kevin harrigan and 24-year-old katherine knott, all from bucks county, attacked a gay couple here at 16th and chancellor. the trio is now charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, and conspiracy. >> not everyone was involved in the situation, so it was one of those things of getting everyone in, questioning everyone, interviewing and talking to a number of different witnesses and anybody who was possibly...
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knot philip williams and kevin harrigan surrendered to police today. their attorneys all said these three were not the aggressors in the attack. >> with respect to my client, he was not the aggressor. he did not initiate anything and only became involved in the incident after one of the purported victims in the case punched one of the young girls in the face. >> a mutual fight is not telling your buddy hold his arms, we're going to take turns punching you in the face. >> one of the victims jaw was wired shut because of the fracture. >> a gun battle erupts outside of a philadelphia elementary school. tonight one person is dead, two others in the hospital. it started around 1 o'clock on the corner of third and cambria streets in fairhill. police say that a man driving a car and a man on foot began firing shots at each other. the man in the car then lost control and wound up hitting an innocent bystander who was just crossing the street. three schools in the area were immediately locked down. >> we just all ran in the building. >> the driver of the car wa
knot philip williams and kevin harrigan surrendered to police today. their attorneys all said these three were not the aggressors in the attack. >> with respect to my client, he was not the aggressor. he did not initiate anything and only became involved in the incident after one of the purported victims in the case punched one of the young girls in the face. >> a mutual fight is not telling your buddy hold his arms, we're going to take turns punching you in the face. >> one...
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harrigan. police alleged that the three were the aggressors in the group seen on surveillance video minutes before the attack of the gay couple in center city two weeks ago. knott, a neighbor confirms, is daughter of the chalfont police chief karl knott. >> we don't deny that this injured was injured but idea any that my client did anything to hurt this man. >> reporter: williams attorney says the fight had nothing to do with anyone's sexual orientation and one of the victims pun much a woman in the face this was a mutual confrontation between individuals out on the street. >> reporter: victims did not want their identities revealed but today a close friend told me anti gay slurs were clearly used during the attack. she rejected claims that the couple punched a woman or that this was some kind of a mutual fight. >> to fracture orbital bones to fracture cheekbones and to necessitate someone's jaw being wired shut for eight weeks that is annex stream amount of force. nobody stayed behind to say i
harrigan. police alleged that the three were the aggressors in the group seen on surveillance video minutes before the attack of the gay couple in center city two weeks ago. knott, a neighbor confirms, is daughter of the chalfont police chief karl knott. >> we don't deny that this injured was injured but idea any that my client did anything to hurt this man. >> reporter: williams attorney says the fight had nothing to do with anyone's sexual orientation and one of the victims pun...
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twenty-four year-old catherine in the not, 24 year-old philip williams and 25 year-old kevin harrigan air accused of making slurs and beating a couple on chancellor street. the suspect claim it was a mutual fight not motivated by sexual orientation. knott is also in trouble for her twitter post about her job, her father, a police chief and more. "action news" reporter kenneth moton live at central detectives with that part of the story, kenneth. >> reporter: monica, hours after catherine knott was named as a suspect her twitter account went viral. tonight she has been suspended from her montgomery county hospital job and now even her police chief father is under the microscope. all three are accused of a violent attack on two gay men in center city but as 24 year-old catherine in the not who is getting most of the attention thanks to her very public twitter feed. some tweet where is even homophobic. >> i represent a young woman has never been in trouble, coming from the wonderful family, she has a law enforcement background within her family. >> reporter: knott's attorney is talking a
twenty-four year-old catherine in the not, 24 year-old philip williams and 25 year-old kevin harrigan air accused of making slurs and beating a couple on chancellor street. the suspect claim it was a mutual fight not motivated by sexual orientation. knott is also in trouble for her twitter post about her job, her father, a police chief and more. "action news" reporter kenneth moton live at central detectives with that part of the story, kenneth. >> reporter: monica, hours after...
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they include 24 year old philip williams of warminster, 26 year old kevin harrigan of warrington and 24 year old catherine knot of southampton. no one answered the door at her home but a neighbor confirms she is the daughter of chalfont police chief carl knot. the victims told police a group of people attack them as they used anti gay slurs. the attack happened about two weeks ago on 16th street just south of walnut near chancellor. the beating left one man hospitalized with his jaw wired shut. outrage on social media web sites led to the entities of the people in the video but police say it took some time to sort out which ones should be charg charged. >> not everyone was involved in the situation. so it was one of those things of getting everyone in, questioning everyone, interviewing and talking to number of different witnesses and anyone that was possibly there during this incident. >> reporter: assistant coach for the archbishop wood high school basketball team who resigned after being named a person of interest has not been charged in this case. the victims who do not want to b
they include 24 year old philip williams of warminster, 26 year old kevin harrigan of warrington and 24 year old catherine knot of southampton. no one answered the door at her home but a neighbor confirms she is the daughter of chalfont police chief carl knot. the victims told police a group of people attack them as they used anti gay slurs. the attack happened about two weeks ago on 16th street just south of walnut near chancellor. the beating left one man hospitalized with his jaw wired shut....
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kevin harrigan, philip williams and catherine knot are charged for assault with the attack on center city on september 11th. they are accused of using gay slurs and punching the victim. attorneys for the suspects say the fight was mutual and not motivated by sexual orientation. a rally is set for tomorrow in bucks county in support of lgbt rights. it is in response to that gay couple attack and the love over hate rally will happen in doylestown from 5:00 to 6:00 tomorrow night at the county courthouse. all three suspects are from bucks county. >>> scheduled to resume this morning inside a new york city law office. that auction started last week with a $90 million cash bid by florida developer. revel cost $2.4 billion to build and went bankrupt and closed on september 2nd. >>> also happening today, new flights offered of philly international. officials will announce later this morning a new low-fare carrier that will have flights to seven u.s. cities, some beginning as early as december. that announcement will be made at 8:00 this morning. >>> drivers in abbington township you'll no l
kevin harrigan, philip williams and catherine knot are charged for assault with the attack on center city on september 11th. they are accused of using gay slurs and punching the victim. attorneys for the suspects say the fight was mutual and not motivated by sexual orientation. a rally is set for tomorrow in bucks county in support of lgbt rights. it is in response to that gay couple attack and the love over hate rally will happen in doylestown from 5:00 to 6:00 tomorrow night at the county...
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philip williams, kevin harrigan and katherine knott, all from bucks county, will face assault and conspiracy charges. this comes after the release of the surveillance video near the scene of the attack at 16th and chancellor. the victims say they were targeted because they are gay, but lawyers for those who face the charges say that's not what happened. but here's a statement from the victims. "thank you to the community for their help and support as well as detectives who did a great job gathering details. we are thankful the d.a. is working so hard to make sure this doesn't happen again in philadelphia." and ahead in the next half hour, we'll hear more about the suspects, including one who is the child of a local police chief. >>> a big development in the atlantic city casino crisis this morning. the closed revel casino will be auctioned off later this morning. revel closed earlier this month after a short 2 1/2-year existence that never turned a profit. regardless of who wins the auction this morning, this deal will still be far from done. nbc 10's jesse gary is live in atlantic city. jes
philip williams, kevin harrigan and katherine knott, all from bucks county, will face assault and conspiracy charges. this comes after the release of the surveillance video near the scene of the attack at 16th and chancellor. the victims say they were targeted because they are gay, but lawyers for those who face the charges say that's not what happened. but here's a statement from the victims. "thank you to the community for their help and support as well as detectives who did a great job...
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knott and co-defendant philip williams and kevin harrigan were released thursday morning, after posting bail. >>> a delaware family is left without a place to live after an out of control mini-van smashes into their house. look at the damage it did there. chopper three over darryl i rode in claymont last night. authorities say, the 34 year old driver, jason row and, ran away after that crash, but was later apprehended by officers. he was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries. an eyewitness sitting at the traffic light there watched it all unfold. >> the most devastating accident i've ever seen, 5-foot in the air, over the handrail in front of the house, and spun around two times in the air in a split second. i mean, that's amazing. >>> now, fortunately, the family was not home at the time. police say jason rowan faces multiple traffic violations including driving under the influence of drugs and leaving the scene after crash. >> septa is stepping up secure till after reports of new but unconfirmed plot by the islamic state to attack american subways. >> additional officers
knott and co-defendant philip williams and kevin harrigan were released thursday morning, after posting bail. >>> a delaware family is left without a place to live after an out of control mini-van smashes into their house. look at the damage it did there. chopper three over darryl i rode in claymont last night. authorities say, the 34 year old driver, jason row and, ran away after that crash, but was later apprehended by officers. he was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor...
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kevin harrigan, philip williams and catherine knot are charged with aggravated assault and conspiracy for the attack in center city on september 11th. police say the three are on this surveillance video that was taken just moments from the assault. they are accused of asking the victims of their sexual orientation and then punching them and beating them leaving one man with a broken jaw. the fight was mutual and not motivated by sexual orientation. a rally is set in bucks county in response to that attack of the gay couple in center city. the three suspects are all from bucks county. the love over hate rally will happen at the county courthouse in doylestown tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. >>> the auction for revel casino is scheduled to resume at a new york law office. it start would that $90 million cash bid from florida developer glen strobb. the 2-year-old casino cost $2.4 billion to build. it went into bankruptcy and closed on september 2nd. nbc jersey shore reporter ted greenberg will be at today's auction. a proposal on the table to save the trump taj mahal casino. >> the mayor already t
kevin harrigan, philip williams and catherine knot are charged with aggravated assault and conspiracy for the attack in center city on september 11th. police say the three are on this surveillance video that was taken just moments from the assault. they are accused of asking the victims of their sexual orientation and then punching them and beating them leaving one man with a broken jaw. the fight was mutual and not motivated by sexual orientation. a rally is set in bucks county in response to...
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the philadelphia district attorney has filed charges against 24 year old kevin harrigan, philip williams and katherine knott. knot is the daughter of carl knott. the gay couple maintained they were attacked on the night of september 11th because of their sexual orientation. >>> delaware state police have charged the driver of this overturned tour bus in connection with the death of two passengers. the bus turned over on the ramp from route 1 to route 13 in new castle on sunday. investigators say the driver gin leasow of flushing new york was speeding and lost control of the bus as it hit a moderate curve. >> happening today, pennsylvania governor tom corbett is scheduled to sign the newly passed cigarette tax for philadelphia. the state senate voted 39 to 11 yesterday to approve a two dollars per pack tax hike on cigarettes in the city. the house approved the legislation on monday night. the philadelphia school district hopes the tax will pump $83 million of extra revenue into public schools over the next year. as you can imagine, some business owners and smokers are none too pleased. er
the philadelphia district attorney has filed charges against 24 year old kevin harrigan, philip williams and katherine knott. knot is the daughter of carl knott. the gay couple maintained they were attacked on the night of september 11th because of their sexual orientation. >>> delaware state police have charged the driver of this overturned tour bus in connection with the death of two passengers. the bus turned over on the ramp from route 1 to route 13 in new castle on sunday....
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two men also face criminal charges, 24 year-old philip williams of warminster and 26 year-old kevin harrigan of warrington. >>> only "eyewitness news" what the the at philadelphia police headquarters when darren person turned himself in for a shooting that killed a 15 year-old girl. person is accused of opening fire during a fight among high school students in olney. one of their bullets killed 15 year-old iisha roman. she was walking home from school monday when that stray bullet hit her. a 19 year-old man was also wounded. he's in stable condition. >>> right now 5:03. lets get traffic and weather together with katie, good morning. >> good morning, everybody. i have to tell you yesterday i really felt like i needed my scarves. today i can getaway without it. it is still cool but there is a surplus on the thermometer by comparison to yesterday, so a little bit more cloud cover limiting the amount of cooling that could take place overnight and granted we are still an hour and a half away right now, from sunrise, but we will have a hard time bottoming out as much as we did yesterday. with that
two men also face criminal charges, 24 year-old philip williams of warminster and 26 year-old kevin harrigan of warrington. >>> only "eyewitness news" what the the at philadelphia police headquarters when darren person turned himself in for a shooting that killed a 15 year-old girl. person is accused of opening fire during a fight among high school students in olney. one of their bullets killed 15 year-old iisha roman. she was walking home from school monday when that stray...
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harrigan and twenty four year old catherine knot while all are free for now, the fallout from the case continues for catherine knot. the emergency room tech has been fired from her job at lansdale hospital after reports of potential privacy violations involving her twitter page came to light. >> anything that you put on your social media on facebook, twitter, be careful because if someone captures it if someone see that is screen shot it can be used. >> reporter: lisa garber is an attorney and cyber brrr security expert who warns about social media posts can come back to haunt you. knot had posted what appeared to be pictures of patient x-rays on her twitter account and those tweets have now gone viral. >> when you're posting something to your social media profile be cognizant that people can see it. even a pay part from your friends or your family anybody outside your social media circle because police can access it, tops can access it. be careful of what you post. >> reporter: we found folks had say they're extra cautious about posting anything on social media. >> a lot of times i de
harrigan and twenty four year old catherine knot while all are free for now, the fallout from the case continues for catherine knot. the emergency room tech has been fired from her job at lansdale hospital after reports of potential privacy violations involving her twitter page came to light. >> anything that you put on your social media on facebook, twitter, be careful because if someone captures it if someone see that is screen shot it can be used. >> reporter: lisa garber is an...
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investigators say philip williams, kevin harrigan and katherine knott, all of bucks county, will be charged with assault and conspiracy. sources tell us knott is the daughter of police chief karl knott. last week, surveillance video showed a group of possible speblts walking near 16th and chancellor. you see the video there. the victims say they were beaten because they are gay, but lawyers for the alleged suspects say the alleged victims instigated the fight. the victims released this statement after learning of the charges to be filed. "thank you to the community for their help and support as well as the detectives who did a great job gathering details. we are thankful the d.a. is working so hard to make sure this doesn't happen again in philadelphia." >>> happening today, a bidding war for the closed revel casino in atlantic city. a florida developer, as we told you, has offered $90 million, but his lawyer tells us there are other bids out there as well. the auction gets under way in about five hours. nbc 10's jesse gary live in atlantic city. jesse, if this developer buys revel, is he t
investigators say philip williams, kevin harrigan and katherine knott, all of bucks county, will be charged with assault and conspiracy. sources tell us knott is the daughter of police chief karl knott. last week, surveillance video showed a group of possible speblts walking near 16th and chancellor. you see the video there. the victims say they were beaten because they are gay, but lawyers for the alleged suspects say the alleged victims instigated the fight. the victims released this...