Woman accused of throwing knife at daughter
A Chartiers Township woman was arrested Sunday afternoon by township police after she allegedly threw a steak knife at her 12-year-old daughter when the two reportedly got into an argument over what the girl wanted for breakfast.
Adeline E. Steede, 34, of 111 Ivy Court, was taken into custody after police were called to the home for a fight between a mother and daughter.
The 12-year-old told police her mother was coming after her with a steak knife, then threw it at her. The girl told police she picked up the knife, and her mother was chasing her around the house trying to get it back.
The girl said she then ran outside. She said her mother chased after her with a large lighter and threatened to “light (her) on fire,” police stated in court documents.
A Canonsburg police officer who arrived to assist found a knife on concrete blocks under the back porch. The lighter was not located, police said. The girl’s father told police that he did not witness any of the events but heard the argument and eventually separated his wife and daughter.
Steede told police they were fighting because the girl wanted cinnamon buns and not cereal for breakfast.
Steede was arraigned before District Judge Robert Redlinger on charges of simple assault, harassment and endangering the welfare of children. She was released from Washington County Jail Monday night after posting $500 of a $5,000 percentage bond. Steede is scheduled for an Oct. 7 preliminary hearing before District Judge David Mark.