'This is how you want it to end': Man charged in baby's death arrested for attacking, shooting at wife while she called 911 on him, DA says

A Pennsylvania antheral was arrested for allegedly attacking his wife portion helium was acceptable to basal proceedings successful transportation with the decease of their baby.

David Strause III, 43, was charged with aggravated assault and different charges aft helium was arrested successful transportation with an alleged onslaught connected his wife. The Lebanon County District Attorney's Office said successful a property merchandise obtained by The Lebanon Daily News, a section quality outlet, that the alleged incidental happened connected Tuesday aft Strause's woman called 911 astatine 1:30 a.m. to study that she was being assaulted by her husband. Pennsylvania State Police responded to the couple's location successful Fredericksburg, wherever Strause kept constabulary successful a standoff for hours until helium yet surrendered astatine 9 a.m.

The Lebanon Daily News reported that Strause was awaiting trial for involuntary manslaughter charges aft his 3-month-old lad died of asphyxia successful May 2024.

According to the DA, Strause's woman told constabulary that she and her hubby were retired drinking connected the nighttime of Feb. 1 erstwhile they started arguing astir her ex-boyfriend. They returned home, and Strause pushed her down connected their bed. Police said that erstwhile Strause's woman tried to get up, helium struck her successful the look with a gun, causing her articulator to bleed.

The DA said Strause's woman ran down to the home's basement to telephone 911, and Strause chased her. Dispatchers said they heard the mates warring implicit the phone, including Strause screaming, "This is however you privation it to end, get out!" Strause past reportedly "grabbed her cellphone and smashed it."

As the woman fled the residence, she told constabulary she heard gunshots. Police said they saw the wife's car driving distant erstwhile they arrived astatine the scene. They aboriginal said they recovered grounds that shots had been fired astatine the car.

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According to the DA, "various departments remained staged on-scene for hours portion they negotiated with Strause," who "refused to exit oregon desist." He surrendered astatine 9 a.m. and was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police.

According to the Lebanon Daily News, Strause and his woman were some charged with involuntary manslaughter aft their 3-month-old lad Gavin died of asphyxia connected May 8, 2024. Police said the babe was enactment to slumber connected his tummy and was recovered unresponsive successful his crib. Paperwork illustrating harmless sleeping practices for infants was recovered astatine the home.

Strause's proceedings was scheduled to statesman March 23.

Strause is being held astatine the Lebanon County Jail without bail. He was charged with aggravated assault, elemental assault, recklessly endangering different person, and disorderly conduct. His preliminary proceeding is scheduled for Feb. 12.