MAHANOY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A man in Schuylkill County is facing assault and animal cruelty charges.
Police say Brian Yasembousky, 55, of Mahanoy Township, tried to stab his girlfriend in the face with a knife and threw a small dog inside a home on Park Place Road in Mahanoy Township Wednesday night.
Yasembousky is locked up in the Schuylkill County Prison on $25,000 bail.