East Bethlehem Twp. woman to face robbery charges
An East Bethlehem Township woman who allegedly drove two men to the scene of a home invasion that turned fatal waived robbery charges to court in Washington County.
Bobbi Sue West, 30, is the wife of Robert West, who was fatally shot Dec. 28 by a homeowner during an alleged robbery in West Pike Run Township.
State police said Nicholas Dziyak, 74, of 93 McGirts Road shot Robert West, 42, of Fredericktown, after West and Andrew Graseck, 18, of Carmichaels in Greene County allegedly attacked him in his yard at around 9 p.m.
Police said Graseck and Robert West went to Dziyak’s home wearing masks and carrying axe handles, with the intention of assaulting and robbing him over a business dispute. The two men cut the power to Dziyak’s home and knocked on the door to lure him out, police said.
After Dziyak came outside to look around and was headed back in, police said, he was beaten in the head and face with an axe handle. He fell to the ground and fired several shots from his .40-caliber Beretta, hitting Robert West several times, police said.
Police alleged that Bobbi West had an application downloaded on her cellphone that allowed her to monitor the police scanner. She fled the area and returned home after she heard that someone was shot and killed.
Dziyak, 74, was hospitalized.
Robert West died from a gunshot wound to the head.
The shooting was ruled justifiable self-defense.
Police in Belaire, Ohio arrested Bobbi West, 30, on Jan. 27 while she was visiting an acquaintance in Belmont County, Ohio. She was extradited to Pennsylvania shortly after.
During Bobbi West’s preliminary hearing Tuesday her bond was modified from $100,000 to $50,000 and she was released from Washington County Prison.
Graseck has already waived a preliminary hearing. He was charged with aggravated assault, robbery, simple assault, reckless endangerment and related attempt and conspiracy charges, according to court documents. He is being held in the Washington County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bond.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.