Police briefs
BROWNSVILLE
Aggravated assault: Joshua Krcelich, 24, of Brownsville, is charged with aggravated assault, endangering welfare of children, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person and simple assault. Police said Krcelich had gotten into an argument with the mother of his son when she came to pick the boy up Thursday in South Hill Terrace, Brownsville. Krcelich fired a gun toward her as she ran to her car, the complaint said. He was lodged in the Fayette County jail after being unable to post $50,000 bail.
NORTH UNION TWP.
Animal cruelty: Billy Joe Jacobs II, 30, of Uniontown, is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, cruelty to animals and neglect of animals. Police said Jacobs had kept two dogs at a home on Wilbur Avenue with a collapsing roof, no running water, heaps of garbage and an “overwhelming odor of feces, mold and urine.” The dogs were found to be malnourished, with protruding bones, court documents stated, and were later diagnosed with other ailments. Police filed the charges on Thursday, but had been called to Jacobs’ home last August. No bail information was available Friday.