Pittsburgh-area man charged after allegedly cyberstalking women he met at local gyms
FOUR. WE SHOWED HERE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA THAT WE KNOW HOW TO GET STUFF DONE. FINALLY, A STATE BUDGET IS PASSED. LAWMAKERS EXPLAIN HOW THE NEW BUDGET WILL BENEFIT PENNSYLVANIANS. AFTER A TEENAGE BOY WAS SHOT ON TUESDAY IN MONESSEN. NO SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED YET. THE LATEST ON THE CASE TONIGHT AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAYS. OUR NEIGHBORS REALLY NEED OUR HELP. THIS IS MIKE CLARK, LIVE AT THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK. WE’RE GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE REALLY MAKING AN IMPACT AND HOW MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING FED. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR AT FIVE STARTS NOW. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS HERE AT 5:00 AFTER 134 DAYS. PENNSYLVANIA NOW HAS A STATE BUDGET. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE ON PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR AT FIVE. I’M KRISTEN POWERS, I’M ANDREW STOCKEY, BOTH CHAMBERS PASSING A $50 BILLION BUDGET TODAY. AND THIS AFTERNOON GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO SIGNED IT INTO LAW SAYING IT BUILDS ON PROGRESS IN EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND MUCH MORE. LET ME BE CLEAR. THIS IS A BALANCED BUDGET THAT CUTS TAXES, THAT MAKES CRITICAL INVESTMENTS, THAT PROTECTS 100% OF PENNSYLVANIA’S RAINY DAY FUND AND STILL LEAVES US WITH $8 BILLION IN RESERVES. REPORTER SHELDON INGRAM JOINS US NOW. AND SHELLY, YOU SPOKE WITH SOME STATE LAWMAKERS FROM OUR AREA. WHAT IS THEIR REACTION TO THIS DEAL? WELL, TONIGHT STATE LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARTIES ARE CELEBRATING THE PASSAGE OF THIS NEW STATE BUDGET. THEY SAY IT INCLUDES CREDITS, TAX CREDITS FOR FAMILIES. AND IT ALSO PROVIDES SAVINGS AND UTILITIES. HERE’S MORE. EVERYTHING HEAD STARTS, CRISIS CENTERS, SCHOOLS, SOCIAL SERVICES, EVERYTHING THAT WAS HELD UP. IT’S A IT’S LIKE TAKING THEIR FINGER OUT OF. A –. AND HERE IT COMES BACK IN THE POCKETS. THAT IS SENATOR KIM WARD, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE. SHE ALSO SAYS THAT THE NEW BUDGET ALLOWS PENNSYLVANIA TO GET OUT OF THE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE. SHE SAYS THAT INITIATIVE CAUSED UTILITY RATES TO SPIKE IN THE STATE, BUT NOW THOSE RATES WILL STABILIZE. REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS SAY THAT THE NEW BUDGET DOES NOT INCLUDE TAX INCREASES. AND DEMOCRATIC SENATOR JAY COSTA SAYS THAT PENNSYLVANIANS WILL BENEFIT FROM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT THAT DOES, IT ALLOWS US TO TAKE A PORTION OF THE FEDERAL TAX EARNED INCOME TAX AND ALLOW STATE TAXPAYERS ABOUT 1 MILLION OF THEM TO UTILIZE IT AGAINST THEIR TAX PAYMENTS THAT THEY WOULD REQUIRE TO BE ABLE TO PAY PENNSYLVANIA. THAT’S A MAJOR SAVINGS, ANYWHERE FROM $200 TO LIKE $700. IN THE NEXT HOUR. HE WILL EXPLAIN MORE IN DETAIL ON HOW THAT TAX CREDIT WILL WORK FOR FAMILIES. ALSO IN THE NEXT HOUR, WE HEAR FROM COMMISSIONERS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, FOR NOW COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN PITTSBURGH, SHELDON INGRAM PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. SHELDON. THANK YOU. WE’RE ALSO FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS FROM OUR NATION’S CAPITOL. THE HOUSE IS RETURNING TO VOTE ON A RESOLUTION TO END THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE HOUSE FLOOR WHERE REPRESENTATIVES ARE RECONVENING RIGHT NOW. THE HOUSE HAS NOT BEEN IN SESSION SINCE MID SEPTEMBER, WITH THE SENATE WORKING TO FIND A COMPROMISE. NOW THAT THEY’VE PASSED THE BILL, THE HOUSE IS REGATHERING. A FINAL VOTE IS EXPECTED AT ABOUT SEVEN TONIGHT. NOW, ONE OF THE IMPACTS OF THE SHUTDOWN IS SNAP BENEFIT FUNDING, WITH THE MAJOR NEED FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE TEAMED UP WITH THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK FOR A VERY SPECIAL DAY OF ACTION. WE HAVE ANCHOR MIKE CLARK. HE WILL JOIN US SHORTLY TO SHOW US HOW YOU CAN HELP. BUT FIRST, WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS IN MUNHALL TONIGHT. CREWS ARE BATTLING A HOUSE FIRE THERE. SKY 4 AS YOU SEE, PITTSBURGH’S ONLY NEWS CHOPPER SHOWING THE MAJOR DAMAGE AND THE BIG RESPONSE ON EAST 18TH AVENUE. AT LAST CHECK. NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES. BUT OF COURSE, AS WE GET NEW INFORMATION, WE’LL BRING YOU THE VERY LATEST. NOW LET’S MOVE TO PITTSBURGH’S ACTION. WEATHER. THE COLD TEMPERATURES WE SAW EARLIER THIS WEEK. WELL, THEY’RE WARMING UP. YEAH, THAT IS SOME GOOD NEWS. MIKE HARVEY. JOINING US NOW FOR YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. BUT WE ARE STILL WATCHING THOSE GUSTY WINDS. IT IS PRETTY BREEZY OUT THERE RIGHT NOW AND WILL BE TOMORROW AS WELL. TEMPERATURE WISE YOU CAN SEE WE’RE AT 49 DEGREES RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF LOCATIONS HIT 50 DEGREES, MUCH IMPROVED OVER YESTERDAY. STILL A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL, BUT WE’RE GOING TO REMEDY THAT AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW AND THE REST OF THE WEEK. UP NORTH, WE’RE STILL CLOSER TO 40 DEGREES IN SOME LOCATIONS. HERE IS THE WIND OUT THERE, 26 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS IN PITTSBURGH, 24 IN GREENSBURG, 22 IN MONROEVILLE. CRANBERRY AT 21MPH. THEY WILL DIE DOWN A LITTLE BIT OVERNIGHT, BUT THAT’S WHAT WE CAN KIND OF EXPECT TOMORROW AS WELL. ON THE BREEZY SIDE. BUT WITH THIS TOMORROW WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING SUNSHINE. IT WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY FOR A MAJORITY OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, I STOPPED IT AT 2:00, SO SHOULD BE A PRETTY NICE ONE OUT THERE. ON THURSDAY TEMPERATURE WISE. TOMORROW WE’RE GOING TO TOP OUT IN THE LOW 50S, SO JUST A LITTLE BIT WARMER THAN WE SAW OUT THERE TODAY. YOU CAN SEE IT WILL BE JUST A LITTLE BIT BREEZY AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY. AS FAR AS THE NEXT FOUR DAYS INTO THE WEEKEND, 53 ON FRIDAY, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WE DO HAVE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE ON SATURDAY INTO VERY EARLY ON SUNDAY MORNING. GOING TO BE A WARM ONE ON SATURDAY. A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES. WE’LL HAVE THE REST OF YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST COMING UP. JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT MIKE SOUNDS GOOD. BUT RIGHT NOW OUR PROJECT HUNGER DAY OF GIVING IS UNDERWAY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK AND STAR 100.7. WE ARE HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS. THIS IS SO GREAT. WTAE CHANNEL 4 IS COMMITTED TO SERVING PITTSBURGH IN TIMES OF NEED. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ANSWERED THAT CALL. SO FAR, WE HAVE COLLECTED. $63,918. JUST AMAZING. BUT THERE IS STILL TIME TO GIVE. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR ANCHOR MIKE CLARK JOINING US NOW FROM THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK. AND MIKE, TODAY, VIEWERS, THEY ARE PROVIDING NEIGHBORS SUCH A GIFT HERE. CHRIS AND I HAVE JUST AN UPDATED NUMBER FOR YOU. THAT NUMBER HAS NOW REACHED 71,000. AND WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL CAN AGREE ON THIS FACT. NO CHILD SHOULD EVER GO TO BED HUNGRY. AND YET THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES ARE FACING. THEY’RE AT RISK OF DOING RIGHT NOW. BUT YOU MENTIONED THE SNAP SUSPENSIONS. YOU MENTIONED GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, PEOPLE OUT OF WORK. PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAKE ENDS MEET. SOME FAMILIES ARE TELLING US THAT THE SCHOOL LUNCH THEIR CHILDREN RECEIVE IS THE MOST RELIABLE MEAL. MANY OF THEM RECEIVE IN A DAY. THE RESPONSE FROM HERE, THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT THAN HEROIC, AND THEY’RE LOOKING FOR MORE HEROES TO JOIN THEM IN THEIR CAUSE. VISITS TO THE FOOD BANK, TO THE FOOD PANTRY HERE HAVE INCREASED 50% IN THE LAST MONTH. CALLS TO THE FOOD BANK PEOPLE NEVER REALLY CALLING THE FOOD BANK FOR SUSTENANCE BEFORE THAT HAS SHOT UP 60%. SO HERE’S WHERE YOU CAN HELP. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN HELP ON THIS PROJECT. HUNGER DAY OF GIVING. YOU CAN JOIN US ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. THERE ARE WAYS YOU CAN DONATE THERE. YOU CAN TEXT FOR HUNGER TO 50155. YOU CAN VISIT PITTSBURGH FOODBANK. ORG AND THERE’S EVEN A QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN TO MAKE IT REAL EASY. SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS WHERE YOU CAN HELP US HELP OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. THE FOOD BANK TURNS EVERY DONATION INTO MEALS. ONE OF YOUR DOLLARS TURNS INTO THREE MEALS HERE AT THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK. THEY HAVE GREAT POWER IN BUYING. THIS PAST YEAR ALONE, THEY HAVE PROVIDED ENOUGH MEALS, 53 MILLION MEALS TO OUR FAMILY IN OUR 11 COUNTY REGION. SO COMING UP AT 515, WE’RE GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A WOMAN WHO IS GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT HOW THE FOOD BANK HERE, THE 160 EMPLOYEES, THE 8300 VOLUNTEERS, HOW THEY NAVIGATED AND ARE MEETING THE DEMANDS, THE GREATER DEMANDS. WE’LL SEE YOU AT 515. KRISTEN AND ANDREW, BACK TO YOU. OKAY. MIKE CLARK, LIVE AT THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK. THANK YOU. MEANTIME, UPDATES TONIGHT ON A MAJOR STORY IN PITTSBURGH’S ACTION TRAFFIC ON COMMERCIAL STREET BRIDGE PROJECT, A POPULAR DETOUR FOR PEOPLE WHO DON’T WANT TO TAKE THE PARKWAY. IT WILL SOON SHUT DOWN. REPORTER KALEA GUNDERSON JOINING US LIVE IN SWISSHELM PARK THIS EVENING WITH UPDATES ON THE PROJECT. KAYLA. WELL, ANDREW, THE COMMERCIAL STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT IS ON TRACK FOR THAT FULL MAJOR CLOSURE IN JULY OF NEXT YEAR. THAT IS WHEN WE WILL SEE THAT ORIGINAL BRIDGE BE DEMOLISHED. AND THE NEW BRIDGE THAT’S RIGHT UP AGAINST IT AT THIS MOMENT WILL BE SLID INTO PLACE. BUT TONIGHT WE HEARD FROM PENNDOT ON WHAT’S NEXT IN THIS PROJECT, AND THEY TOOK A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THEIR MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THIS YEAR. WE’VE GOT PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR CONSTRUCTION BACKDROPS THAT YOU COULD ASK FOR. PENNDOT DISTRICT 11 EXEC JASON ZANG WRAPPING UP 2025 PROJECTS ON SITE OF A CRITICAL PROJECT CONTINUING INTO NEXT YEAR, THE COMMERCIAL STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT. THE STATE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, MIKE CARROLL, SAYS IT’S THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. AFTER WE CONSTRUCT THIS BRIDGE PARALLEL TO THE EXISTING ROADWAY, WE WILL TAKE THE EXISTING BRIDGE DOWN AND PUSH A NEW ONE IN PLACE. IT’S A STUNNING ENGINEERING FEAT. IT’S A STUNNING CONSTRUCTION FEAT. AND I AM EAGER TO SEE THAT ALL TRANSPIRE NEXT YEAR IN DISTRICT 11. ALLEGHENY, BEAVER AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES. THIS YEAR, PENNDOT CLOCKING 49 PROJECTS PUT OUT TO BID WORTH OVER $500 MILLION. MORE THAN 700 MILES OF ROADWAY PAVED AND 44 BRIDGES REPAIRED OR REPLACED. ONE MAJOR PROJECT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ADDITION OF CAMERAS TO ROUTE 28 TO DETECT WRONG-WAY DRIVERS AND SIGNS AND LIGHTS TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. BUT ZANG, TAKING A MOMENT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC OF WHAT’S NEXT FOR COMMERCIAL STREET. A THREE MONTH CLOSURE OF THE STREET BELOW. AND WHY ARE WE DOING THAT? THAT’S BECAUSE THE OPERATIONS THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME HERE WITH THE CRANES, WHERE WE’RE SETTING UP THE STEEL HERE, THAT WHOLE OPERATION WILL MOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE. SO TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO CLOSE THE ROAD DOWN. WE HAVE TO BRING DIRT OUT ONTO THE ROAD TO SET CRANES. AND AGAIN, PENNDOT TELLS US WE WILL SEE THAT CLOSURE START IN A MATTER OF JUST A FEW WEEKS. SO WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WHEN IT’S OFFICIALLY GOING TO START. AND THEN WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO NEXT JULY, WE HAVE THAT FULL CLOSURE THAT WILL LAST ABOUT A MONTH, COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY TONIGHT IN SWISSHELM PARK KALEA GUNDERSON PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. KAYLA. THANK YOU. A 16 YEAR OLD BOY CONTINUES TO RECOVER AFTER BEING SHOT IN THE HEAD YESTERDAY IN MONESSEN. THE BOY WAS ONE OF THREE IN A CAR THAT WAS SHOT AT IN THE EARLY EVENING ON TUESDAY. POLICE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WHO THEY BELIEVE IS RESPONSIBLE. WESTMORELAND BUREAU REPORTER EDITOR. DIORIO JOINS US LIVE IN MONESSEN NOW AT. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT WHAT OFFICERS HAVE BEEN DOING TODAY? WELL, KRISTEN, ANDREW, IT’S BEEN A BUSY DAY FOR THEM. IT’S BEEN A LOT OF FOLLOW UPS AND JUST GATHERING MORE INFORMATION IN AND AROUND THE LINDEN AVENUE COMMUNITY. THAT’S WHERE ALL OF THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY. AND IT’S BECAUSE THE SHOOTER IS STILL AT LARGE. THERE IS NO SUSPECTS IDENTIFIED YET IN THIS CASE. THERE WEREN’T MANY POLICE VEHICLES AROUND THE STATION ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING TUESDAY EVENING SHOOTING OF A 16 YEAR OLD. THOSE WITH THE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THEY CONTINUED TO COLLECT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO AND INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING LINDEN AVENUE, ALONG WITH THE TEENAGER, A VEHICLE AND A HOME ALONG THE 200 BLOCK OF LINDEN WERE DAMAGED BY THE SHOTS FIRED. THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAID THAT A LIST OF PEOPLE OF INTEREST HAS BEEN MADE, BUT NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD YET. FOR THAT ENTIRE COMMUNITY, IT’S A IT’S A RIPPLE EFFECT. IT’S DEVASTATING. THEY’RE ALL EXPERIENCING THAT CRIME. MICHAEL JONES HAS WORKED IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. HE SAID THAT WHEN SHOOTINGS HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY INVOLVING JUVENILES, THAT’S THE TIME TO POINT THOSE COMMUNITIES TOWARDS RESOURCES TO HELP. BUT THESE ARE OFTEN CYCLIC THAT OCCUR. SO ONE LEADS TO ANOTHER AND OTHERS. SO THINKING OF ANY EVENT AS AN INTERRUPTION OPPORTUNITY, THOSE ARE PREVENTABLE STRATEGIES THAT CAN PREVENT YOUNG PEOPLE IN A PLACE LIKE MONESSEN, IN A PLACE LIKE THE NORTH SIDE, IN A PLACE LIKE HOMEWOOD, IF INSTANCES LIKE TUESDAY’S ARE LEFT UNADDRESSED, JONES BELIEVES THAT IT WON’T CHANGE A YOUNG PERSON’S THOUGHTS ABOUT THEIR SURROUNDINGS BECAUSE THESE ARE CHILDREN, RIGHT? CHILDREN ARE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AND LEARN, AND THEY’RE GOING TO LEARN IN WAYS THAT ARE DRIVEN BY WHAT THEY’RE SURROUNDED BY.
Pittsburgh-area man charged after allegedly cyberstalking women he met at local gyms
Updated: 6:21 PM EST Nov 12, 2025
A man was charged in federal court after officials said he allegedly cyberstalked multiple women after engaging in conversations with them at several gyms in Pittsburgh and other cities. RELATED VIDEO: Top stories at 5 p.m. on Nov. 12, 2025 According to an affidavit, Brett Dadig harassed and threatened multiple victims through various social media platforms, calling them and showing up at their places of employment after meeting them at fitness centers. The affidavit said Dadig would “intimidate and threaten his victims in posts on social media, on his podcast, and in repeated phone calls (including to their places of employment).” He continued harassing his victims, even after court-issued protection-from-abuse orders were filed, the affidavit continued. Documents said Dadig’s posts on social media and his podcast often contain content about his issues with women and violence. Dadig had referenced “strangling people with his bare hands” on his platforms, court documents stated, saying that he is “nice until he is pushed to the breaking point.” The incidents were reported to have occurred from August 2025 to November 2025. Many occurred in Pittsburgh, with others allegedly taking place in Florida and Iowa. The affidavit also said Dadig allegedly obtained the phone numbers of one victim’s parents after meeting at a local gym, later texting them a photo of the two of them and saying he was excited to be their daughter’s “future-son-in-law.” A protection-from-abuse order was later filed, and Dadig then recorded and posted a podcast about the incident. Dadig has since been charged with multiple counts of cyberstalking and harassment. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
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A man was charged in federal court after officials said he allegedly cyberstalked multiple women after engaging in conversations with them at several gyms in Pittsburgh and other cities.
RELATED VIDEO: Top stories at 5 p.m. on Nov. 12, 2025
According to an affidavit, Brett Dadig harassed and threatened multiple victims through various social media platforms, calling them and showing up at their places of employment after meeting them at fitness centers.
The affidavit said Dadig would “intimidate and threaten his victims in posts on social media, on his podcast, and in repeated phone calls (including to their places of employment).”
He continued harassing his victims, even after court-issued protection-from-abuse orders were filed, the affidavit continued.
Documents said Dadig’s posts on social media and his podcast often contain content about his issues with women and violence.
Dadig had referenced “strangling people with his bare hands” on his platforms, court documents stated, saying that he is “nice until he is pushed to the breaking point.”
The incidents were reported to have occurred from August 2025 to November 2025. Many occurred in Pittsburgh, with others allegedly taking place in Florida and Iowa.
The affidavit also said Dadig allegedly obtained the phone numbers of one victim’s parents after meeting at a local gym, later texting them a photo of the two of them and saying he was excited to be their daughter’s “future-son-in-law.”
A protection-from-abuse order was later filed, and Dadig then recorded and posted a podcast about the incident.
Dadig has since been charged with multiple counts of cyberstalking and harassment.
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