Hearing for Iraq war veteran continued for fourth time
A preliminary hearing for an Iraq war veteran charged with three counts of attempted homicide was continued for a fourth time Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge Dwight Shaner. Salvatore “Sam” Ross Jr. of 382 Hardy Hill Road, Dunbar, was charged with criminal attempted homicide, two counts aggravated assault, two counts of arson, terroristic threats, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and resisting arrest following the Feb. 13 incident.
State police trooper Russell Freed said Ross, in a fit of rage, set fire to the Dunbar home of his brother’s girlfriend, Monica Cherie Kuhns, after she left Ross’ home Feb. 12 because Ross was allegedly using drugs.
Ross also is accused of assaulting a Dunbar Township volunteer firefighter who responded to the blaze.
Ross, 24, is a former U.S. Army private with the 82nd Airborne, 307th Engineering Battalion. He was injured in May 2003, when a cluster of bombs exploded southwest of Baghdad, causing Ross to lose his eyesight and his left leg.
The hearing has not been scheduled.