Police say a Buffalo Township man used an excavator to partially destroy his family\u2019s home with his wife and children inside Tuesday after she told him their marriage was over.<\/p>\n
Eric Pierwsza, 48, is charged with causing a catastrophe, recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n
Pierwsza\u2019s wife, who told the police the two had been going through a separation, said her husband arrived at their Martin Road home Tuesday morning after drinking all night and began arguing with her, according to a criminal complaint filed against him.<\/p>\n
When she told him their marriage was over, she told police Pierwsza responded: \u201cIf it\u2019s over, I\u2019ll tear the house down,\u201d the complaint said.<\/p>\n
Pierwsza then began tearing down the rear portion of the home in his Kubota excavator while his wife and two daughters were inside before fleeing the scene, the complaint said.<\/p>\n
Police said the house sustained major damage, which could possibly affect its structural integrity, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n
Pierwsza did not have a defense attorney listed on his docket. He remains in Butler County jail after he was unable to post $10,000 bond.<\/p>\n
His preliminary hearing is set for June 9 before District Judge Jack D. Ripper.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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