Redstone Township man headed to trial in hostage, assault case
A Redstone Township man will stand trial on charges that allege he held a woman in his house for four days and assaulted her.
Kevin Patrick Fields, 33, was charged by state police last month with felonies of aggravated assault and strangulation, and misdemeanors of unlawful restraint, terroristic acts and simple assault.
He appeared for a preliminary hearing the morning of Dec. 29 before District Judge Michael Defino, who held all charges for common pleas court.
According to the criminal complaint, the morning of Dec. 16 police were called to Fields’ home at 306 Hunters Ridge.
Shelby Price, Fields’ girlfriend, said that Fields had kept her locked in the house for about four days. Charging documents accuse Fields of stabbing the bed while she was lying in it and threatening to kill her.
According to the complaint, Fields beat Price with thick electrical cords and punched her. Police describe Price as having bruising on her face, legs and back.
Fields is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 19 before judge Linda Cordaro. He is currently being held in the Fayette County jail without bond.