Man Assaults Mailman Delivering Mail in Connoquenessing Twp.

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(Connoquenessing Twp, Butler County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Butler are reporting that they were dispatched to the area of Whitestown and Evans City Roads in Connoquenessing Twp. Butler County last Wednesday at 10:57 AM for reports of a postal worker being assaulted.
Troopers reported upon arriving and investigating it was learned that 56-year-old Todd Hovis of Chicora assaulted United States Postal Service Employee Peter Gall, of Butler, while he was delivering mail on Pa Route 68 in Connoquenessing Township. Hovis was taken into custody by Pa State Police and is charges with simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment.
There’s no word on what caused the incident.