Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published March 19, 2024 8:26 A.M.

(Aliquippa, Pa) An Aliquippa man’s preliminary hearing has been rescheduled.
David Askew faces a preliminary hearing in Beaver County Court on Thursday, April 18, 2024. He was charged and arraigned on animal cruelty charges last month after he struck Juan Hall’s pitbull Maize with a hatchet. Hall and his dog were at the corner of Main  Street and Maratta Road when the incident occurred.
Askew was released from jail after $100,000 bond was posted, according to court records.