According to court documents filed by the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, Patrick Burkey McCarthy, 41, of Kline Township, was arrested April 13th, 2025 following a violent intrusion at a residence on Mountain Top Terrace.
McCarthy is charged with burglary, criminal trespass, two counts of simple assault, two counts of recklessly endangering another person, two counts of terroristic threats, loitering and prowling at night, possession of an instrument of crime, and two counts of harassment.
Troopers say they responded to the 600 unit block of Mountain Top Terrace around 10:36 p.m. for a report of a man breaking into the home with an axe and a baseball bat. Troopers had already been at the location earlier in the day after residents reported McCarthy had been harassing them.
Upon arrival, troopers observed McCarthy walking away from the home and immediately took him into custody. He admitted to entering the home through the garage, claiming he was looking for the previous homeowners, who no longer reside there.
Inside the home at the time were current residents. According to their statements, they heard a loud noise and found McCarthy on the stairs inside the home holding both an axe and a bat. Despite their pleas for him to leave, McCarthy allegedly demanded to know the whereabouts of the previous homeowners and began swinging the weapons, yelling “I’m going to f--- you up,” before eventually leaving through the garage.
Security footage reviewed by police confirmed McCarthy had been at the front door with the weapons in hand. Investigators later recovered a green baseball bat and axe from a neighboring residence believed to belong to McCarthy’s daughter, who told police her father had been obsessing over the previous homeowners and had left their garage with the bat earlier in the evening.
McCarthy remains in custody locked up in Schuylkill County Prison on $50,000 straight cash bail set by on-call Magisterial District Judge Dave Plachko.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled before Magisterial District Judge Edward Tarantelli on May 21st, 2025.