Northern York County man accused of threatening Scott Perry pleads to lesser offense
Updated 8:26 PM;
A northern York County man who police said threatened U.S. Rep. Scott Perry has avoided trial by pleading guilty to a summary nontraffic offense.
Mark S. Malinowski has “never been in trouble before in his whole life,” defense attorney Rick Robinson said, and simply “got caught up” in the heat of political rhetoric.
Malinowski, 64, of Washington Township, appeared before Dillsburg-area District Judge Richard Thomas on Monday morning for a preliminary hearing on his third-degree misdemeanor charge of harassment.
But senior deputy prosecutor Phoebe Yates told the judge that an agreement had been reached for Malinowski to plead guilty to the summary grading of that offense in exchange for the misdemeanor version being dropped.
York County man accused of threatening Scott Perry pleads to lesser offense
York Dispatch
A northern York County man who police said threatened U.S. Rep. Scott Perry has avoided trial by pleading guilty to a summary nontraffic offense.
Mark S. Malinowski has never been in trouble before in his whole life, defense attorney Rick Robinson said, and simply got caught up in the heat of political rhetoric.
Malinowski, 64, of Washington Township, appeared before Dillsburg-area District Judge Richard Thomas on Monday morning for a preliminary hearing on his third-degree misdemeanor charge of harassment.
But senior deputy prosecutor Phoebe Yates told the judge that an agreement had been reached for Malinowski to plead guilty to the summary grading of that offense in exchange for the misdemeanor version being dropped.
Adams County man charged with making threatening calls to U.S. Rep Scott Perry
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
Mark S. Malinowski, 64, was charged Wednesday with one count of harassment by communication, a third-degree misdemeanor.
State police said their York station was first contacted about the incidents Jan. 12. No other information, including what the content of the messages, was provided.
Perry, 58, refused to resign from his post after central Pennsylvanians voiced outrage with his invalidation of the 2020 presidential results.
York County man charged with threatening Congressman Scott Perry
Mark S. Malinowski, 64, of Washington Township, is accused of making a series of threats to Perry via email and phone calls, according to State Police. Author: Keith Schweigert (FOX43) Updated: 11:23 AM EST January 21, 2021
YORK COUNTY, Pa.
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An earlier verison of this story identified Mark Malinwoski as an Adams County man. He actually lives in Washington Township, York County, just outside the borough of East Berlin in Adams County.
A 64-year-old York County man has been charged with threatening U.S. Congressman Scott Perry, according to State Police.
Mark S. Malinowski, of the 100 block of Roland Road in Washington Township, was charged with a misdemeanor count of harassment by communication after police reviewed a series of phone calls and emails he sent to Perry and determined they were threatening in nature.