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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) &#8212; A Pennsylvania mother has been charged with attempted homicide after authorities say she threw her 1-year-old son into a river and then jumped from a bridge in an attempted murder-suicide.Rescuers pulled Johnesha Monae Perry and her son Sunday afternoon from the Lehigh River near the Hamilton Street Bridge in Allentown.The 19-year-old Perry is charged with one count each of attempted homicide and endangering the welfare of a child and two counts of aggravated assault. She&#8217;s jailed in lieu of $100,000 bail pending a May 11 preliminary hearing.Lehigh County&#8217;s public defender&#8217;s office says a lawyer hasn&#8217;t yet been assigned to the case.Officers found the baby about 700 yards downstream and performed CPR. Perry and the baby were in serious condition Sunday but were expected to survive.

Charges for Pa. mom police say threw baby, jumped into river