Police: man held knife to girlfriend's throat as she begged for her life
A Butler Township man is accused of threatening his girlfriend with a knife after punching and choking her, Butler police said.
The woman reportedly suffered broken ribs in the alleged attack Wednesday as well as bruises that covered her body.
Andrew J. Hoy, 23, was arrested and arraigned on a felony charge of aggravated assault and misdemeanor charges of simple assault and terroristic threats. He was placed in the Butler County Prison on $50,000 bail following arraignment.
Police began their investigation after they got a call about 5 p.m. for two men fighting at the Dunkin' Donuts parking lot on North Main Street, according to court documents.
Hoy, it turned out, was one of the combatants, police said. The other was Eric Haley, the victim's step-father, who apparently confronted the defendant “about his abusive relationship with (Haley's) daughter,” a police affidavit said.
But by the time officers got there, Hoy was gone.
Police later spoke to Haley's daughter, 27-year-old Stacy Byers, who recounted the earlier domestic dispute at her North Main Street apartment.
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