Man accused of rape returned from New York
A New Eagle man accused of breaking into a Monongahela home last month and raping a woman was arraigned Thursday night after he was returned to Washington County from a jail in Onondaga County, N.Y., where he was placed after he was apprehended by New York state police.
Jason O. Stevens, 43, whose last known address was on Morton Street, is accused of breaking into a home on Corrin Avenue Feb. 14. Police said he was carrying a knife and allegedly ordered the woman to get out of her bed and go into the living room, where he raped her.
The alleged victim told police she was in bed with a child when Stevens entered her home. Stevens allegedly took her cellphone so she could not call police, and threatened to kill her and the child.
Stevens was arraigned before District Judge Gary Havelka on charges of rape, burglary, terroristic threats, unlawful restraint, reckless endangerment, false imprisonment and simple assault. He was placed in Washington County jail on $50,000 bond. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for March 16 before District Judge Mark Wilson.