Sentenced: Son Of Homeless Advocate Charged With Killing Homeless Man After Claiming Victim Raped His Girlfriend

[Sugar Cookie]

Police say that 15-year-old Thomas James Niarhos shot Jeremiah Waylon Hawkins, 39, in the face at point-blank range just after noon on Wednesday before yelling out, “He’s a rapist, don’t feel sorry for him,” according to court documents obtained by The Montgomery Daily Voice.

The teen had reportedly been caught by police loitering near where the fatal shooting took place, just yards from a police station, on July 13, telling officers then that Hawkins had raped his girlfriend behind a nearby dumpster.

Niarhos returned to the same spot on Wednesday with his father’s .40 caliber Smith & Wesson semi-automatic firearm, which he had taken out of a locked safe, and got into a physical altercation with Hawkins, according to surveillance footage and a probable cause affidavit.

During the dispute, Hawkins attempted to knock the gun out of Niarhos’ hand using a bicycle tire.

Niarhos then fired a shot, causing Hawkins to fall to the ground, before firing a second shot at close range into his face, which killed him, police said.

When cops arrived they found a group of bystanders restraining the teen, who yelled out “He’s a rapist, don’t feel sorry for him,” and “He raped a 15-year-old girl, don’t help him,” as he was brought into custody.

The girlfriend, who is now 16 years old, and her mother were contacted by Pottstown Police on July 13 following Niarhos’ report.

The girl told her mother that “something had happened to her,” but the family declined to press charges or investigate the incident, according to court documents.

Niarhos’ father is the Executive Director of Pottstown Beacon of Hope, an organization that provides assistance to locals experiencing homelessness.

The young murder suspect was also apparently planning to live in the streets, according to his father, who reportedly told police he found a note in his bedroom indicating he was planning on running away alongside a packed bag of clothing.

Niarhos has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, possessing a firearm by a minor, possessing an instrument of crime and other charges, according to court documents.

Son of homeless advocate charged with killing homeless man after claiming victim raped his girlfriend

A Pennsylvania teen has been charged with murder after fatally shooting a homeless man who he claimed sexually assaulted his girlfriend over the summer.

nypost.com

 

[Sejanus]

Dad must be ever so proud of his effed up little gunslinger.
Packed his things to run and took out a secured firearm...premeditated.
Tommygun is effed.

My thoughts are with the girl.
Too many questions.

 

[Alf]

• by Vinny Vella
  Published Oct. 25, 2024, 12:35 p.m. ET

Nearly a year after he gunned down a man in broad daylight, Thomas Niarhos accepted responsibility for the crime on Friday and was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in state prison.

Niarhos, 16, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and related crimes for killing Jeremiah Hawkins on Nov. 22 outside of the Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center in downtown Pottstown. The negotiated plea, which prosecutors said was offered in agreement with Hawkins’ family, spared Niarhos from a trial for first-degree murder.

As part of the plea, Niarhos also admitted guilt to possession of a weapon. For that separate charge, Niarhos will remain incarcerated in a juvenile detention facility until his 21st birthday, where he will continue to receive mental health treatment.

After that, Niarhos will serve his murder sentence in state prison, according to a ruling from Montgomery County Court Judge William Carpenter.

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--Al

 

[Symmachus]

"I support the rights of homeless people, and will do everything to stand up for their rights!"

*son then proceeds to kills homeless person*

 

[BuffettGirl]

I crushed on Judd Nelson for a bit when I was 14, back when the movie came out. Damn I'm old ...

 

[Sugar Cookie]

I crushed on Judd Nelson for a bit when I was 14, back when the movie came out. Damn I'm old ...

And he was the definition of a butterface!

 

[BuffettGirl]

And he was the definition of a butterface!

Nuh uh!