SAXONBURG, Pa. — The case against a man accused of ripping apart his home with an excavator while his wife and kids were inside in May will head to trial.
Erik Pierwsza was charged on May 27 after turning himself in to police.
Police say he and his wife were arguing, and she said she was ‘done.’ Pierwsza allegedly responded, saying, “If it’s over, I’ll tear the house down.”
Prosecutors downgraded one of Pierwsza’s charges.
What his attorney told Channel 11’s Andrew Havranek about the lesser charge, and what the attorney says Pierwsza’s wife and kids could have done, coming up on Channel 11 News at 5 and 6.
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