Crime & Safety
Suspect In Playboy Model's Murder In Montco Returning To Court
The preliminary hearing for the man accused of murdering of a former Playboy model inside her Montgomery County apartment is this week.
ARDMORE, PA -- The preliminary hearing for the man accused of murdering of a former Playboy model inside her Ardmore apartment is set for Friday.
Jonathan Wesley Harris, 30, of Johnstown in western Pennsylvania, faces charges of first, second, and third-degree murder, robbery, and more.
Harris was arrested Aug. 29 while getting off a bus in Pittsburgh after authorities received tips from the public on Harris' identity and whereabouts.
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The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office allege Harris – who was released from prison in July – met Kraft in Philadelphia during the early morning hours of Aug. 22. The DA said there was no apparent relationship between Harris and Kraft before that day.
The two then took a car to Kraft's apartment on Sibley Avenue in Ardmore, where police said Harris beat and strangled her to death.
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See more details on this case in our previous coverage here.
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