{"id":192773,"date":"2026-05-14T23:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192773\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T23:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:51:12","slug":"man-accused-of-threatening-pennsylvania-lawmakers-online-has-preliminary-hearing-waived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192773\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of threatening Pennsylvania lawmakers online has preliminary hearing waived"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Court documents say two Pittsburgh-area lawmakers were named on an alleged online hit list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">State Sen.. Lindsey Williams and state Rep. Emily Kinkead were named on that list, police say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/2-pittsburgh-area-lawmakers-among-20-lawmakers-threatened-through-social-media\/SCUOIW3GVJF5ZAJFX6RGVTQNZU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; 2 Pittsburgh-area lawmakers among 20 lawmakers threatened through social media;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PREVIOUS COVERAGE &amp;gt&quot;}\" class=\"link \">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; 2 Pittsburgh-area lawmakers among 20 lawmakers threatened through social media<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Adam Berryhill is accused of making that list. He was set to face a judge on Thursday morning, but his preliminary hearing was waived. He\u2019s now scheduled to be arraigned next month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New video shows Berryhill in a red jumpsuit and handcuffs walking into the Lebanon County courthouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">State police say 20 democratic lawmakers were directly named in posts by Berryhill on his \u201cX\u201d account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators say Berryhill made statements about shootings and also mentioned a Memorial Day operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a statement, State Senator Lindsey Williams said: \u201cI\u2019m scared that there has been another threat to my life, for myself, for my staff, my family, and any innocent bystanders. But I\u2019m also furious as to how this incident was communicated to me. These threats were made over a month ago, and yesterday was the first time I was made aware of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlightpa.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Spotlight PA;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Spotlight PA&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Spotlight PA<\/a> reports that state police are taking blame for not notifying lawmakers about the threats and promising to adopt a better notification process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:FREE WPXI News app;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FREE WPXI News app&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Facebook;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Twitter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Watch WPXI NOW;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch WPXI NOW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Court documents say two Pittsburgh-area lawmakers were named on an alleged online hit list. 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