Former Philadelphia Police Officer Held on Murder 1 & 3 Charges – What happens at a preliminary hearing? How important is it? Why do some attorneys advise to waive it. 
Former police officer Edsaul Mendoza remains charged with Murder of the First Degree , and Murder of the Third Degree following a preliminary hearing in Philadelphia following the death of 12 year old TJ Siderio. Siderio was killed after the encounter with police after he shot into an unmarked police vehicle.