Uniontown man accused of hitting his employee faces charges
A Uniontown man accused of allegedly hitting an employee with a steel pipe after the man tried to quit waived most of the charges to Fayette County Court.
The criminal complaint said Dean M. Neiderhiser, 48, owner of D&D Maintenance of Lemont Furnace, and Leno Evangelista were arguing when he told his boss that he was going to quit when the job was finished. They were working outside around 7:30 p.m. July 3 at a residence located at 74 Evergreen Terrace in Uniontown.
Evangelista alleged in the complaint that Neiderhiser grabbed a 5-foot steel pipe and hit him.
Police said they observed a bruise and small cut on the left side of Evangelista’s head, as well as bruises to his hands.
Neiderhiser was charged with felony aggravated assault, two misdemeanor counts of simple assault and harassment. He was arraigned July 3 by Magisterial District Judge Richard Kasunic II, who set bond at $20,000. Neiderhiser is free on bond.
During Neiderhiser’s preliminary hearing Tuesday before Magisterial District Michael Metros, the aggravated assault charge was dismissed while the remaining charges were waived to court.
Neiderhiser’s formal arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 16 in county court.