Police charge Donora couple
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Monongahela police arrested a Donora couple for allegedly taking a man against his will from outside the city’s fire station Sunday.
Andre Wilkerson, 29, and Crystal Dunmeyer, 34, both of 1222 McKean Ave., are accused of removing William Sawicky and placing him in the vehicle Dunmeyer was driving.
Police Chief Brian Tempest said police received a report about 5:30 p.m. that two men and a woman were fighting and another woman was screaming.
The caller also said it appeared one of the men was being forced inside a vehicle by the other man.
Sawicky and Jillian Brown were sitting in front of the fire department at 449 E. Main St. when Wilkerson and Dunmeyer reportedly pulled up.
Brown told police that she and her fiance were sitting on a bench reading the newspaper when Wilkerson grabbed Sawicky and shoved him into the back of the vehicle. Brown told police the vehicle then fled in the direction of Donora.
Wilkerson reportedly accused Sawicky of stealing his television, but police say Brown told them she took the television and sold it. She told police that Wilkerson is her stepbrother.
Police were in the 700 block of East Main when they spotted Sawicky. His left cheek was swollen, and he was in need of medical attention for a possible fractured jaw, Tempest said. Sawicky told police that Wilkerson was yelling at him about the television and started punching him.
When they got near the intersection of Routes 88 and 837, Wilkerson reportedly told Dunmeyer to pull to the side of the road. Sawicky got out of the car, and the other two drove off. Donora police located the two and took them into custody for Monongahela police.
Both were arraigned before District Judge Larry Hopkins. Wilkerson, who is charged with kidnapping, unlawful restraint, aggravated assault, simple assault and conspiracy, was placed in Washington County Jail on $50,000 bond. Dunmeyer, who is charged with unlawful restraint and conspiracy, was placed in jail on $35,000 bond. A preliminary hearing for the pair is set for May 29 before District Judge Mark Wilson.