BUTLER TWP — A township man was arrested Tuesday and charged with allegedly causing a vehicle accident and harassing a woman he believed to be connected to drug trafficking.

Police allege that Darrell R. Pacoe, 43, of Vista Drive had been stalking a woman who lives near him on multiple occasions.

Pacoe had previously reported to township police that he had seen her vehicle acting suspiciously and suspected that the vehicle was “gang related,” according to the criminal complaint.

Pacoe’s son, Alex, who was 17, died of a suspected drug overdose on Jan. 3. Township police are still investigating his death.

On Friday, Pacoe, in his truck, allegedly followed the victim to the Sheetz on Center Avenue and from there followed the victim and the victim’s friend, who was in her own vehicle, through the city and westbound on New Castle Road as they headed to Butler Commons.

On New Castle Road near the intersection with Barracks Road, Pacoe allegedly pulled in front of the victim, slammed his breaks and put his car in reverse, hitting the front of her vehicle.

According to the criminal complaint, he then got out of his truck, approached her vehicle and yelled at her: “You’re going to die!”

She recorded the accident on her cell phone, which police are using as evidence in the case. The victim’s car had a plastic broken vanity plate that was broken in several places.

In a phone interview with police, he allegedly said “she ran into the back of me” and said that he got out of his vehicle and observed that there was no damage.

Charges filed against him by township police include terroristic threats, two counts of stalking, two counts of simple assault, two counts of disorderly conduct, two counts of accident involving damage to an attended vehicle and 14 summary offenses, including harassment, criminal mischief and reckless driving.

Pacoe also is facing a misdemeanor harassment charge from the township police over an incident Saturday when he allegedly sent a threatening text message to a 16-year-old boy.

The boy, who he had been previously told by police officers not to contact again, allegedly received a message saying “watch what your (sic) saying were (sic) going to cross paths one day,” according to the complaint.

He was arraigned for both cases Tuesday by District Judge Kevin O’Donnell and released on a $15,000 unsecured bail. O’Donnell also made his release conditional upon getting a mental health evaluation and having no contact with the victim.