Alleged home invasion happened in front of a witness
A Butler man is accused of breaking into a city apartment on the 600 block of New Castle Street and assaulting the tenant.
Jahote C. Dorsey Jr., 23, is being held in the Butler County Prison on felony and other charges in the incident Monday morning.
Butler Police said the victim, 32-year-old Joshua Norris, told them he was home with a social worker about 10:20 a.m. when Dorsey got inside through a locked door.
The two men, who previously knew one another, got into an altercation on the staircase, according to court documents, where the defendant grabbed Norris by the shirt and pulled him down the stairs.
Norris recounted that he tried to push Dorsey out the door but the suspect placed him in a headlock, and threatened his life.
The defendant is accused of pushing the victim into a hallway door and wall, damaging the property, before he fled. Police said the social worker witnessed the incident.
