A Duryea man broke into his brother’s apartment with a baseball bat and attacked him with a kitchen knife during an assault in the borough on Sunday morning, police said.
Jesse Seavey, 25, is jailed without bail on aggravated assault charges following the incident that took place in the 200 block of Main Street around 10:40 a.m.
Police said Seavey used a baseball bat to smash out a side window to gain entry into his brother’s apartment. Once inside, Seavey attacked his brother with a large kitchen knife, inflicting multiple injuries, police said.
Seavey then stole his brother’s truck and fled the scene, police said.
Medics transported the victim to an area hospital to be treated for his injuries.
As police were getting ready to leave the scene, Seavey was spotted driving by the area in the stolen truck, police said.
Officers from Duryea, Hughestown and Avoca gave chase, pursuing Seavey as he violated numerous traffic laws and placed other drivers in danger, police said.
The officers eventually captured Seavey along state Route 315. He was found wearing blood-stained clothing and still had the knife suspected to have been used in the attack, police said.
Medics treated Seavey on scene and then brought him to an area hospital for further treatment.
Police then charged him with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, criminal trespassing, burglary, making terroristic threats, criminal mischief, theft, unauthorized use of a vehicle, possessing an offensive weapon, reckless driving, careless driving, running a red light and illegally passing other traffic.
Magisterial District Judge Michael G. Dotzel arraigned Seavey on the charges Sunday afternoon and denied bail, deeming him a danger to society.
Seavey was being held at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Jan. 13.