Couple assaulted in Mt. Oliver; Son charged with attempted homicide
MT. OLIVER, Pa. (KDKA) — Police are asking for help finding a wanted man after his parents were assaulted in Mt. Oliver.
County police said they were called to Brownsville Road last Wednesday for a husband and wife who had been assaulted and suffered severe facial injuries. Police said the couple drove from Florida to visit their son, 41-year-old Joshua Roth.
He has been charged with attempt homicide, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and theft by unlawful taking.
A resident who lives near Roth's apartment said her family saw Roth's mother on the front steps of the building the night of the incident covered in blood. Roth's parents were taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Residents in the building told KDKA-TV that Roth suffers from a mental illness.
"Every time he would walk past me, he had this blank stare in his face, like, no emotion in his face or anything," Jennifer Husar said.
Erik Rakaczky lives next door to Roth and said the 41-year-old talks to himself "all the time." Erik believes he stopped taking his medication.
"The way he was talking to everyone in the building, including myself, he talked to and said people were watching him and people, 'are going to get you,'" Rakaczky said.
Rakaczky said Roth has lived in the apartment building for about a year. He did not know Roth's parents were visiting.
"It's a shame. It's a terrible thing, really bad thing," Rakaczky said.
Police consider Roth missing and said the couple's gold Nissan Infinity Crossover SUV with the Florida license plate PIRQ02 is also gone.
Anyone who sees him or the vehicle is asked to call 911 or the county police tipline at 1-833-255-8477.
