Explosive Highway Vandalism Suspect to Stand Trial in Rancho Mirage
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – A judge ruled on Thursday that a convicted felon accused of participating in detonating an explosive device that caused damage to property on a highway must proceed to trial for charges related to the incident. Jason Edward Hershey, 50, was taken into custody in 2021 after an extensive local and federal investigation into the explosion that occurred on Halloween 2020. Following a preliminary hearing, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Kristi Hester …