Bell Township man jailed without bond, charged with stabbing teenager

A 16-year-old boy is reported in stable condition in a Pittsburgh hospital after being stabbed in his back with a knife during an argument Sunday, according to state police at Kiski.

Richard Cain, 58, was arraigned Monday on charges of aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, reckless endangerment, and simple assault filed by state troopers. District Judge Jason Buczak ordered him held in the county jail without bond, noting in court documents that he believes Cain is a danger to the community.

State police reported the youth fled a home in the 2000 block of Second Street after being stabbed about 6 p.m. and was taken to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Oakland, where police were notified.

Witnesses told troopers Cain and the youth argued earlier Sunday. Two witnesses told troopers at the hospital that the verbal altercation intensified and turned physical when the juvenile asked for a ride to the Monroeville area.

“The victim and (Cain) were yelling at each other, and the victim was hurling food and other objects toward (Cain),” Trooper Anthony Derry said the witnesses told him.

The witnesses said they then saw Cain move toward the sink, pick something up and then swing at the youth.

“The victim then began to bleed profusely” and was driven away from the house, Derry said witnesses told troopers.

Troopers retrieved the knife as evidence from the kitchen and reported there was blood on an exterior kitchen door.

Derry said Cain was interviewed at the state police station more than five hours after the incident and told troopers he “may have stabbed the victim although he cannot recall.”

According to online dockets, Cain, who used to reside in Penn Hills, pleaded guilty in 2019 to charges of simple assault and strangulation filed by Penn Hills police in connection with an Oct. 7, 2018, incident and was sentenced to serve two years’ probation and complete anger management classes.

He did not have an attorney listed in court documents.

A preliminary hearing on the new complaints is scheduled for Nov. 22.