Was questioned for several hou hours. Tonight 29 year old brandon menially has been charged with rape, robbery, attempted murder and a slew of other related charges. A rape and robbery suspect now in police custody. 36 hours after police say his vicious attack was caught on tape. She was attacked, um, she was sexually assaulted, and robbed. Also was struck over the head and sustained some injuries as a result of unknown instrument or metal object. Reporter the assault so brutal its hard to watch. But the video so detailed it led police to make quick arrest. Their suspect 29 year old brandon menially. He was charged monday night after police spent the afternoon questioning him. Sources say menially was picked up at a homeless shelter on the 900 block of hamilton street after he was identified from this video. Police say he walked into an art studio on ninth street in chinatown sunday morning and attacked a 45 year old woman in the business. The owner recalls the possibility this individ
Their suspect 29 year old brandon menially. He was charged monday night after police spent the afternoon questioning him. Sources say menially was picked up at a homeless shelter on the 900 block of hamilton street after he was identified from this video. Police say he walked into an art studio on ninth street in chinatown sunday morning and attacked a 45 year old woman in the business. The owner recalls the possibility this individual had been in there. Menially allegedly hit the victim in the head with a hammer like metal object wrapped in bag several times. Then pushed her into a back office where police say he sexually assaulted her. Police say menially left with 600 in cash. Allegedly seen in the video grinning as he put on his hat and walk out. Its horrible. Its disgusting. Reporter many in the area outraged by at tack are now relieved that the accuse the attacker is off the street and in police custody. And from here, menially was taken to Police Headquarters where he will be he
Yesterday. This afternoon looks nice, mild as well. Heres whats up. Storm scan3 till shows spec he else speckles evergreen. Obviously since retreated out to the north. Warmfront, so, temperatures responding, 63 at the airport, 63 wildwood. 62ac list goes on. Even in mount pocono 53 that will feel so much milder to you by comparison than what we saw yesterday at this same time where we were easily into the 30s. So, that said, expect the temperatures to turn around nicely, we will be seeing some clouds out there, but, overall, i would just call it partly sunny day, and mile day at that, as is we again are sitting in warm sector of the storm, as earl as tonight after the sun goes down see new round every rain move n next approaching colds front, time things out bill more later in the show, now, we send it into you. Thank you, love good october weather weekend coming up of the good morning, just coming after 7 00. We will actually check out area bridges. This is just near the platt bridge.
Collecting and streaming sewage, has started this ribbon cutting, beneath the new Basketball Court and parking lot, a giant underground tank. Down below us 25 to 30 feet, the tank is 75 feet wide, wider than this parking lot, this is it, a man made caf earn longer than a football field that can hold contaminated water that would normally have run off into the river during a storm. Its unacceptable. This water gets collected and sent to treatment. If this Water Project is the meat and potatoes then this is the dessert, a new 250 seat performing arts center. Replacing an antiquated rec center, they decided that manayunk could use a theater, managed by the citys park and recreation department. A jewel for philadelphia. A performing arts venue that is affordable and accessible and available to all. Well, if you want to check out this newest attraction in manayunk, they will have an open house soon, an orchestra and a theater troop and a dance group, saturday 10 00 until 2 00, this saturday
Its an overturned truck that right now is blocking all lanes. Theyve been out there for the last hour trying to upright it and move it out, but an alternate around that is 295 southbound. For drivers in new jersey who are taking the 42 freeway north into philadelphia, you do have part of that longterm construction project in the lefthand lane, not affecting anything. Fortunately, its a holiday this morning, so were really not seeing a lot of cars on the roadways. When you do get into philadelphia, a live look at the vine street expressway right near eighth street. You see a few headlights and taillights, but nothing really to write home about at this hour. And in bensalem, there is a fire in bucks county on street road right near knights road. An alternate is byberry. New from overnight, a woman is dead after crashing her car in northeast philadelphia after midnight on willits road near welsh. Police say she lost control of her car, slammed into a parked car and overturned. The 29yearo