A man originally from Connoquenessing Township is recovering from injuries he suffered after he was allegedly assaulted at a nursing home.
State police in Armstrong County say they were called to Allegheny Valley Hospital Sunday evening for a 74-year-old man who was assaulted at the Fawn Personal Care Home, which is on Lardintown Road in Tarentum.
According to the criminal complaint, 43-year-old Luke Bondra of Arnold shoved the victim to the ground causing the man to suffer a cut on his arm, a bruised wrist and hips, along with a head injury.
Police say the victim left the care home and was picked up by a bystander and taken to the hospital. He reportedly told police he was fearful of the facility and did not want to go back to the “bully.”
Bondra was arrested in placed in the Allegheny County Prison. The investigation is ongoing.