GUILTY PA - Christina Carlin-Kraft, 36, fatally strangled, former Playboy model, Ardmore, 22 Aug 2018

[Blondie in Spokane]

Slain Playboy model told police she had 'no recollection' of a night out after drinking an espresso martini then woke up to find her apartment had been burgled, just four days before she was found strangled to death

• Christina Carlin-Kraft was found strangled to death in her condo August 22 after law enforcement was called to perform a wellness check
• The Playboy model reported she had a hazy memory of the night before items were stolen from her Pennsylvania home on August 17 and later recovered
• Authorities released a surveillance image of a man who had contact with the 36-year-old on the morning of her death
• The unidentified man was seen at the entrance of a subway station and may have used a ride-hailing service to get from Philadelphia to her condo in Ardmore
• A man was also caught on surveillance footage following her into apartment the day before she was discovered dead but it never captured him leaving

Model had 'no recollection' of night out before apartment was burglarized a few days prior to death | Daily Mail Online

 

[Jinkasaurus]

Jonathan Harris, 30, was arrested Wednesday and charged with the murder of Playboy model Christina Carlin-Kraft.

Suspect arrested in murder of former Playboy model Christina Carlin-Kraft - NY Daily News

 

[squid]

Was she alone (not with friends) when she went out? What about her boyfriend...was he in touch with her during this period of time? Where was she when she "became hazy" the first time and how did she meet the perpetrator? And why in the world did this seem to happen all over again just a few days later only worse?? My God. This whole story is extremely disturbing.

 

[iulia]

Suspect confesses to killing Ardmore model during violent scuffle over drugs

 

[tmar]

Suspect confesses to killing Ardmore model during violent scuffle over drugs

Drugs so often in the picture: paying, handling, distributing, buying, affected by them, company involved with them, etc, etc.

 

[YESorNO]

Man accused of strangling model appears on murder charges

November 1, 2018

"ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — A man accused of strangling a model in an affluent Philadelphia suburb has arrived for a preliminary hearing on murder charges.

Jonathan Harris arrived at district court in Ardmore on Friday morning, shackled and wearing a red jumpsuit. He looked straight ahead and said nothing as reporters peppered him with questions about what happened the night of the killing.

The 30-year-old Johnstown man is also charged with robbery, theft and more in the Aug. 22 slaying of Christina Carlin-Kraft...."

Man accused of strangling model appears on murder charges | Hawthorn Caller

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[Niner]

Jonathan Harris, 30, was arrested Wednesday and charged with the murder of Playboy model Christina Carlin-Kraft.

Suspect arrested in murder of former Playboy model Christina Carlin-Kraft - NY Daily News

This article says his arraignment is on Nov. 28.

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, Nov. 28th:
*Arraignment Hearing – PA – Christina Carlin-Kraft (36) (Aug. 22, 2018, Lower Merion Township) - *Jonathan Wesley Harris (30) arrested & charged (8/28/18) with 1st, 2nd & 3rd degree murder, robbery, receiving stolen property & kidnapping. Bond denied.
Prelim hearing was 10/4/18, next arraignment hearing on 11/28.

 

[Niner]

As Ardmore model’s murder case grinds on, alleged robber finally caught

Jonathan Wesley Harris, 31, was formally arraigned Friday in Norristown on murder, robbery, and related charges in the death of Christina Carlin-Kraft, who police say was murdered inside her apartment this summer.

Two days earlier, Andre Melton, 31, was arrested in his native Southwest Philadelphia on minor drug charges. That run-in with city police ended the manhunt for Melton, a suspect in an unrelated robbery of Carlin-Kraft’s apartment the same week that Harris is accused of killing her.
[.....]
Harris, from Western Pennsylvania, told investigators in August that he met Carlin-Kraft in Center City and accompanied her home to sell, and use, an ounce of cocaine. After the two had what he described as consensual sex, they fell into an argument, and he beat and choked her to death, he later confessed to police.
[.....]
Little was said at Harris' arraignment Friday, attended by Carlin-Kraft’s family and Alex Ciccotelli, her fiance. Assistant District Attorney Brianna Ringwood, who is handling the case, said afterward that prosecutors will not seek the death penalty.

A trial in the slaying of the 36-year-old model is tentatively scheduled for May. Harris remains in custody at the county jail, denied bail due to the nature of the charges.

Meanwhile, Melton was arraigned late Thursday after investigators brought him to the Lower Merion Police Department. He was charged with burglary, criminal trespass, and receiving stolen property, according to the warrant for his arrest issued Aug. 21.

He remained in custody on $25,000 bail, and he faces a preliminary hearing in the case Dec. 21.

 

[YESorNO]

Trial date set for man accused of killing model in her Ardmore condo

DECEMBER 07, 2018

"NORRISTOWN, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) -- A May trial date is set for the man accused of killing a former Playboy model inside her Ardmore Condo in August.

Thirty-one-year-old Jonathan Harris waived the reading of the charges Friday as he entered a not guilty plea, declining comment as he was led shackled past reporters.

Harris is charged with the First Degree Murder of Christina Carlin-Kraft in her apartment by Suburban Square.

“The decision was made not to seek the death penalty in the case,” said Prosecutor Brianna Ringwood...."

Trial date set for man accused of killing model in her Ardmore condo

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[YESorNO]

dupe

 

[YESorNO]

Suspect in model's strangulation death pleads not guilty

DECEMBER 7, 2018

"...Jonathan Harris appeared in a Montgomery County courtroom over the August killing of Christina Carlin-Kraft....

Harris's trial is scheduled for May 6...."

Suspect in model's strangulation death pleads not guilty

 

[Richrd]

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Defendant Jonathan Harris, 31
Scheduled for May 2019 Trial*

PA
Christina Carlin-Kraft, 36
Fatally Strangled
Montgomery County >>Ardmore
22 Aug 2018
+++ ARREST +++​

Christina Carlin-Kraft
White / Female / 36 Years Old
Cause of Death :: Manual Strangulation
Manner of Death :: Homicide

4)) Star Tribune:
Suspect in model's strangulation death pleads not guilty

5)) Google Supplements and Updates:
https://www.google.com/search?ei=00...-ab..0.9.773...33i21k1j33i160k1.0.fg0pUoOgxtY

*A)) Court of Common Pleas:
https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/CPReport.ashx?docketNumber=CP-46-CR-0006807-2018&dnh=ybqXdgaNKbEFGdSntOw8sg==
(( Pre-Trial Confinement :: NO Bail Permitted ))​

DA = District Attorney
DP = Death Penalty
LE = Law Enforcement
MSM = Main-Stream Media
PD = Police Department
TOS = Terms Of Service

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[Niner]

Friday, Dec. 21st:
*Preliminary Hearing (@ ET) – PA – Christina Carlin-Kraft (36) (Aug. 18, 2018, Ardmore) – only for *Andre Melton (31) a warrant for arrest issued (8/21/18) arrested & charged (12/5/18) & arraigned (12/6/18) with burglary, criminal trespassing, & receiving stolen property. $25K bond. No bond. (not related to her murder).
12/6/18: Arraigned; preliminary hearing for 12/21.
*Jonathan Wesley Harris (31) arrested (8/22/18) & arraigned (12/7/18) on 1st degree murder, robbery & related charges in the death of Carlin-Kraft. Plead not guilty. No bond.
He later confessed to LE to beating & choking her to death.
A trial is tentatively scheduled for May 6, 2019.
12/7/18: Waived the reading of the charges as he entered a not guilty plea. DA will not seek DP.

 

[Niner]

@Richrd - do you have access to the next hearing for Harris?

TIA!

 

[lsv7]

3/08/2019: Miscellaneous Hearing
Going through the "entries" section of the docket, it's a suppression hearing.

5/06/2019: Jury Hearing
It's in the schedule through 5/13/2019

 

[Niner]

Hey Isv7!

I see you are my "go-to" for Pennsylvania! Writing that down in my notes!

Probably too soon to see Melton's next hearing, since he was just in court on Friday, eh?

Thanks again!

 

[tmar]

As Ardmore model’s murder case grinds on, alleged robber finally caught

Jonathan Wesley Harris, 31, was formally arraigned Friday in Norristown on murder, robbery, and related charges in the death of Christina Carlin-Kraft, who police say was murdered inside her apartment this summer.

Two days earlier, Andre Melton, 31, was arrested in his native Southwest Philadelphia on minor drug charges. That run-in with city police ended the manhunt for Melton, a suspect in an unrelated robbery of Carlin-Kraft’s apartment the same week that Harris is accused of killing her.
[.....]
Harris, from Western Pennsylvania, told investigators in August that he met Carlin-Kraft in Center City and accompanied her home to sell, and use, an ounce of cocaine. After the two had what he described as consensual sex, they fell into an argument, and he beat and choked her to death, he later confessed to police.
[.....]
Little was said at Harris' arraignment Friday, attended by Carlin-Kraft’s family and Alex Ciccotelli, her fiance. Assistant District Attorney Brianna Ringwood, who is handling the case, said afterward that prosecutors will not seek the death penalty.

A trial in the slaying of the 36-year-old model is tentatively scheduled for May. Harris remains in custody at the county jail, denied bail due to the nature of the charges.

Meanwhile, Melton was arraigned late Thursday after investigators brought him to the Lower Merion Police Department. He was charged with burglary, criminal trespass, and receiving stolen property, according to the warrant for his arrest issued Aug. 21.

He remained in custody on $25,000 bail, and he faces a preliminary hearing in the case Dec. 21.

So in August, Harris tells investigators he murdered Christina.
Now he is pleading not guilty!!

 

[Niner]

So in August, Harris tells investigators he murdered Christina.
Now he is pleading not guilty!!

I know... there are quite a few cases I have seen where the perp confesses & then comes into court and pleads not guilty.... what a waste of taxpayers money!!

 

[Niner]

@lsv7 - any updates on Melton?

TIA!