North Strabane man arrested on strangulation, child endangerment charges
A North Strabane Township man was taken into custody Tuesday by township police on an arrest warrant obtained after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend earlier this year during a confrontation at their Strabane home.
Rodney Allen Amon, 35, of 114 ½ Wylie Ave., is charged with aggravated assault, strangulation, endangering the welfare of children and theft.
Police were called to the home Feb. 9 after Amon’s girlfriend reported that he choked her and pushed her against a wall. The alleged victim said he choked her for about a minute and she struggled to breathe and thought she was going to lose consciousness.
Amon’s girlfriend eventually was able to run out of the home. She said she saw Amon leave the house along with his young son, so she ran back inside and locked the door. She said Amon returned and kicked in the door to get inside. She told police he entered the bedroom but left again, and she had no idea where he had gone.
The woman also told police Amon stole her purse, which contained identification, credit cards and $17. He also allegedly took her cellphone.
The girlfriend was treated at the scene by emergency medical personnel. It was not known where Amon and the boy went after they left the home.
Amon was arraigned before District Judge Jesse Pettit and placed in Washington County jail on $250,000 bond. He is scheduled for a May 22 preliminary hearing before District Judge Jay Weller.