WELCOME BACK TO NEWS EIGHT AT FOUR IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, A MAN IS FACING CHARGES ACCUSED OF TRYING TO TEAR DOWN HIS HOME WITH AN EXCAVATOR WHILE HIS FAMILY WAS STILL INSIDE THE HOUSE. BUFFALO TOWNSHIP POLICE SAY. THE MAN’S WIFE TOLD 911 DISPATCHERS HE CAME HOME AFTER A NIGHT OF DRINKING. WHEN SHE TOLD HIM SHE WANTED A DIVORCE, THAT’S WHEN HE TRIED TO BRING THE HOUSE DOWN. NOW HE’
Pennsylvania man accused of using excavator to demolish home with family inside
Updated: 4:41 PM EDT May 28, 2026
A man in western Pennsylvania is facing charges after allegedly trying to demolish his home with an excavator while his family was still inside. The Buffalo Township Police Department said the man’s wife told 911 dispatchers that he came home after a night of drinking.She said that when she told him she wanted a divorce, he attempted to bring the house down. The man is now facing several criminal charges, including recklessly endangering another person.
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
A man in western Pennsylvania is facing charges after allegedly trying to demolish his home with an excavator while his family was still inside.
The Buffalo Township Police Department said the man’s wife told 911 dispatchers that he came home after a night of drinking.
She said that when she told him she wanted a divorce, he attempted to bring the house down.
The man is now facing several criminal charges, including recklessly endangering another person.