Mt. Lebanon hammer attack suspect kept on home detention
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A Mt. Lebanon teenager accused of attacking his ex-girlfriend with a hammer will remain on home detention pending a juvenile hearing that might have to wait until August.
Robertino DeAngelis, 17, is charged with attempted homicide for an Oct. 31, 2007, attack on Sarah DeIuliis. Both were 16 at the time.
Family Division Judge Kim Clark today reiterated a previous order that Mr. DeAngelis must remain outside Mt. Lebanon, have no contact with the victim or her family, and, on occasions when he has medical or dental appointments in Mt. Lebanon, must get approval from the probation department.
Since his arrest, Mr. DeAngelis has been living in Baldwin with his maternal grandmother.
Probation officials had requested that he be placed in custody pending a hearing. Defense attorney Patrick Thomassey noted that in the 19 months he has been on home detention he has not been cited for any violations of court restrictions.
Joseph DeIuliis, the victim's father, told the court he considers Mr. DeAngelis "as dangerous as anybody can be on this planet."
"This has been an ongoing nightmare in our household. We have lived in fear as hunted people," he said.
After the attack, police said, Mr. DeAngelis threw himself in front of a light rail transit train near the Mt. Lebanon station and was seriously injured. Mr. Thomassey said he continues to have medical problems.
First Published May 18, 2009 10:33 am
