MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The victim of a house explosion in Moon Township is at the center of two separate police investigations.
Ryan Arreola is being investigated in connection with the explosion that leveled his home and an alleged domestic violence incident involving his estranged wife.
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Arreola was arrested by Allegheny County police on Friday. He was charged with strangulation and terroristic threats in connection with an incident that allegedly happened more than a week before the explosion.
Police sources told Channel 11’s Renee Kaminski that Arreola is accused of choking his estranged wife, Arica, in a fit of anger.
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The couple separated nearly a year ago and are currently going through a divorce, Arreola said.
Arreola told Channel 11 that he had been questioned about the cause of the explosion, which remains under investigation.
Arreola’s wife took out a PFA against her husband Friday.
Arreola is being held at the Allegheny County Jail and will not be released on bond until he is seen by a behavioral clinic.