Preliminary Hearings Held For Two Charleroi Men

Two men accused of beating a man in Charleroi on May 24 had their preliminary hearings in front of District Justice Eric Porter on Monday. Jose Manuel Garcia-Hernandez faces felony aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault for his role in the beating of Miguel Chacon. Chacon was called as a witness to the beating he received from Garcia-Hernandez and Antonio Rohaz Gonzalas that caused him to be flown to a Pittsburgh hospital. The hearing that lasted more than an hour because of the need for a translator culminated in all charges against Garcia-Hernandez being held for court by Porter. A similar case against Gonzalas that contains an additional charge of attempted homicide was continued when the public defender discovered a conflict of interest. The victim, Chacon is also incarcerated for incidents separate from this case. The assigned public defender is representing Chacon in those incidents. Both Garcia-Hernandez and Gonzalas are being held in the Washington County Jail on $500,000 bond.