Washington man charged in Uniontown home invasion
A 44-year-old man is behind bars after he allegedly broke in to a woman’s house with two children inside and threatened her with a gun Saturday morning at 40 Pershing Ave. in Uniontown.
Regis C. Seng II, of Cumberland Avenue in the city of Washington, is charged with burglary, theft, robbery, receiving stolen property, terroristic threats, tampering with evidence and two counts of reckless endangerment.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, Emilee Basinger told police she woke up to Seng in her bedroom at about 7:45 a.m., hitting her and insulting her while accusing her of having a boyfriend. She told police they met on a dating app, and he stayed at the house “a couple times.”
She said she ran into the bathroom, and Seng kicked the door in. Basinger reportedly told police he displayed a handgun saying “I should blow your brains out” and threatened her dog. He allegedly took her phone and said he would smash it on the sidewalk. He fled in a work truck marked “Seng Corporation,” she said.
Police said a back door frame was damaged.
A 17-year-old girl in the house also told police he kicked her door in, and had a gun in his hand. She said she heard him threaten Basinger.
Another witness, Nicholas Kozakovsky, located the phone on Route 51 near Waltersburg through an app, where Seng was arrested by state police during a traffic stop. Police did not find a gun or cellphone in the vehicle. Seng told police he threw the phone out the window.
Uniontown City Police interviewed Seng, who “showed remorse,” they said. He denied having a gun in the house and said he would buy her a new phone. He claimed a man in the house let him inside.
He was arraigned Saturday night by on-call Magisterial District Judge Nathan A. Henning, who set bail at $100,000. Seng remains in the county lockup in lieu of bond.