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Released Elijah Hemingway on nonmonetary bail. He was later charged with criminal homicide.
Senior District Judge Anthony Ceoffe released Elijah Hemingway on nonmonetary bail on July 10, 2026, the morning after Pittsburgh police arrested him on a felony burglary charge. Hemingway did not have to post money. WTAE reported that Ceoffe issued that bail, that the conditions were no contact and reporting by phone, and that arraignment judges are given the criminal complaint, affidavit, warrant, pretrial risk assessment, and criminal history, including out-of-state charges. The public court summary shows four arrests before that burglary arrest: a 2016 Allegheny County disorderly-conduct case, a 2021 Allegheny County disorderly-conduct case, and two 2025 bookings in Volusia County, Florida. Less than three months later, Hemingway was charged with criminal homicide in the stabbing death of Dr. Idris Evans. The Tribune-Review reported that police said he broke into the Evans home around 12:30 a.m. and attacked Dr. Evans and his wife in their bedroom while their children slept. WTAE reported that District Attorney Stephen Zappala said his office would likely have appealed the bail to Judge Edward Borkowski if it had known Hemingway's record. Zappala also said Ceoffe does not have a history that is inconsistent with the protection of the public. The Tribune-Review reported that a nonmonetary bond is not unusual for the burglary charge.
This summary states what the linked public record says.
Elijah Hemingway's criminal history: conditions revealed of nonmonetary bail after burglary charge
Defendant
Elijah Hemingway
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MJ-05314-CR-0000153-2016
Before the burglary arrest. Disorderly conduct, hazardous or physical offense. The charge was moved to a non-traffic case and ended in a guilty plea on May 18, 2016.
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MJ-05218-CR-0000185-2021
Before the burglary arrest. Disorderly conduct, obscene language or gesture. Held for court and transferred to the Court of Common Pleas. Bail was nonmonetary.
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Volusia booking 1156772
Before the burglary arrest. Booked at 8:47 a.m. and released the same day at 4:44 p.m. The booking sheet charges battery, touch or strike, Florida statute 784.03(1)(a)1. Court case 2025 104254 MMDL.
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Volusia booking 1157458
Before the burglary arrest. Released December 1, 2025. The booking sheet charges three counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence, and violation of pretrial release on the March battery case. Court case 2025 102243 CFDL.
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MJ-05003-CR-0000741-2026
This is the arrest he was released on. Pittsburgh police arrested him on July 9, 2026. The charges are felony burglary and theft by unlawful taking from February 6, 2026. Preliminary arraignment was July 10, 2026, at 1:11 a.m. in Allegheny Arraignment Court. Bail was nonmonetary. WTAE reported that Senior District Judge Anthony Ceoffe issued that bail.
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MJ-05003-CR-0006721-2026
Charged after the release. Preliminary arraignment on September 26, 2026. The charges are criminal homicide, attempted criminal homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, burglary of an overnight accommodation with a person present, criminal trespass, and possessing an instrument of crime. Bail is denied. The public summary does not print an arrest date.
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MJ-05210-CR-0000377-2026
Charged after the release. Preliminary arraignment on September 26, 2026. The charges are rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, and robbery. Bail is denied. WTAE reported this as a rape charge from an alleged sexual assault in Wilkinsburg the day before the fatal attack.
Office: Senior District Judge
Officeholder: Anthony Ceoffe
Filed under Allegheny County, Pennsylvania .