{"id":302512,"date":"2026-10-08T18:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/302512\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T18:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:44:07","slug":"owner-of-several-pittsburgh-restaurants-charged-with-assault-strangulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/302512\/","title":{"rendered":"Owner of several Pittsburgh restaurants charged with assault, strangulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 The owner of several popular restaurants in Pittsburgh has been arrested for domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Richard DeShantz, 55, is facing charges of strangulation and assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to a criminal complaint, on Oct. 3, at around 1:21 a.m., DeShantz is accused of punching a woman in her face, slamming her against the steering wheel and choking her while she was driving after she picked up Deshantz and his brother from a bar in the Strip District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The victim told police that when they arrived at DeShantz\u2019s house, she followed him to make sure he got inside OK because he was allegedly intoxicated. He then grabbed her by the hair, threw her to the ground and tried to hit her head off the pavement, the complaint states. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">DeShantz was arrested and was taken to the Allegheny County Jail, but is now out on bail. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">DeShantz is the chef and owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/richarddeshantz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/richarddeshantz.com\/\">Richard DeShantz Group in Pittsburgh<\/a>, which consists of over a dozen restaurants, including Meat &amp; Potatoes, Butcher and the Rye, Tako, Coop De Ville, Poulet Bleu and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 The owner of several popular restaurants in Pittsburgh has been arrested for domestic violence. 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