A judge granted another continuance Thursday in the case of the three suspects accused of attacking a gay couple in Center City last fall.
Common Pleas Court Judge Benjamin Lerner scheduled another pre-trial bring back for Kevin Harrigan, Kathryn Knott and Philip Williams for 9 a.m. Sept. 17. The trio was not in the courtroom Thursday.
The District Attorney’s Office has offered plea deals to all three, the details of which they have declined to make public. Prosecutor Michael Barry told PGN this week that “there are still some discussions regarding a non-trial disposition on going,” prompting the request for a continuance.
The three suspects encountered Zachary Hess and Andrew Haught near 16th and Chancellor streets Sept. 11, 2014. They allegedly taunted the couple about their sexual orientation and then attacked them, leaving Haught with multiple broken bones, which resulted in his jaw being wired shut for two months.
Harrigan, Knott and Williams are charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and conspiracy.