A preliminary hearing has been set for a Shenandoah woman facing multiple charges in connection with a bar fight in the borough last week.
Miriam Leticia Malave, 36, of 114 W. Laurel St., will go before Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker, Shenandoah, at 9 a.m. April 14. She faces two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault, two counts of recklessly endangering another person, one count of making terroristic threats and one count of harassment.
Malave and three Hispanic men allegedly beat several white patrons inside M&T Bar, 200 S. Main St., on Feb. 17.
Malave also allegedly yelled, "All the whites will die tonight," during the assault, and hit bartender Melissa Elrod with a baseball bat.
Elrod eventually escaped and called police.
No charges have been filed against the three men involved in the fight, and they are not named in court documents.
The investigating officer, Patrolman Robert Senape, could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
County District Attorney James P. Goodman said last week his office is reviewing the case and did not close the door on further charges against Malave, including ethnic intimidation.
He said any additional charges would be filed before the preliminary hearing.
Malave is also awaiting trial on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and other charges after a stabbing outside La Casita bar, 8 E. Centre St., Shenandoah, in September 2009.
That trial will likely be held during the criminal court term beginning in June, according to Goodman.
Authorities allege Malave stabbed a woman in the thigh and abdomen during a fight outside the bar.
Malave was also convicted of disorderly conduct in 2007 after an incident the previous year.
Malave and three Hispanic men tried to assault three people with baseball bats on Aug. 7, 2006, according to court records. Malave and the men instead began smashing the victims' cars with the bats before police arrived, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
Authorities initially charged Malave with ethnic intimidation in that case, but those charges were later dropped, according to records. Charges of criminal mischief, recklessly endangering another person and conspiracy were also dropped.
LinkThey can't be charged with federal hate crimes, because the victims were white, right?
Some interesting comments at the link.
