March 30, 2016
Philadelphia Police Department/For PhillyVoice
Steven E. Simminger, 40, of Media, Delaware County, is charged with murder. Police allege he stabbed and killed a 24-year-old Bucks County man walking near Rittenhouse Square early Sunday, March 13, 2016.
The suspect in a stabbing near Rittenhouse Square that left a 24-year-old Bucks County man dead will stand trial for murder, according to court records.
Municipal Court Judge Bradley K. Moss upheld charges of murder and possessing an instrument of a crime against Steven Simminger, 40, of Delaware County, in a preliminary hearing Wednesday.
Simminger is accused of killing Colin McGovern on March 13 after McGovern and his friends had been out "bar-hopping," police said.
Police said McGovern and three friends exited a cab near 18th Street and the park around 3 a.m. when McGovern saw Simminger wearing a New Jersey Devils hat.
McGovern exchanged words with Simminger about the hat and a fight ensued, according to authorities, and at one point McGovern got on top of Simminger — a military veteran.
That's when Simminger allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed McGovern several times in the chest. McGovern was pronounced dead at about 3:36 a.m.
Simminger took himself to a Veterans Affairs hospital to treat a cut he suffered on his hand during the fatal encounter, police said.
Simminger is scheduled to return to court April 20 at 11:00 a.m. for a formal arraignment.
