A Fayette County was charged last weekend with storming into his ex-girlfriend’s house and firing two shots from a 12-gauge shotgun — one while aiming at his own brother.
Pennsylvania State Police said Sebastian Kozakovsky, 23, of Connellsville, arrived uninvited around 1:50 a.m. Saturday at his ex-girlfriend’s house in Dunbar, a town of 1,000 residents about eight miles outside Uniontown.
Kozakovsky’s brother Stephen and Stephen’s girlfriend were at the Lowery Drive home at the time of the incident, according to a criminal complaint in the case.
After a few minutes, police said Kozakovsky became “irate” and walked out of the house.
“I’ll kill everyone in this house,” the suspect said, according to the complaint.
Police said Kozakovsky then grabbed a 12-gauge shotgun from his vehicle. His ex-girlfriend tried to stop him “but he grabs her by the throat and physically moves her out of the way,” the complaint said.
Kozakovsky fired one shot into the air, the complaint said. He then aimed the shotgun “directly at Stephen Kozakovsky,” his brother.
Stephen Kozakovsky quickly ducked as his brother fired the second shot “directly over” his head, the complaint said. Stephen Kozakovsky was not injured.
The brothers fought and Stephen Kozakovsky was able to wrestle the gun off his brother, the complaint said. Police later found two shotgun shells in the home’s driveway.
Police said Kozakovsky dated the woman living in Dunbar for about two months, the complaint said. She told police they broke up “due to him making threats towards her.”
Kozakovsky was taken to the state police’s Uniontown station, the complaint said. He admitted to the fight and firing the shotgun. But he said he fired the shotgun “multiple times in the air.”
Kozakovsky was arraigned and taken to Fayette County Prison on Saturday, court records show. A judge denied his bail, calling the suspect a flight risk and a “threat to self or others.”
Police charged him with seven criminal counts, including attempted homicide and aggravated assault.
Kozakovsky’s attorney was not listed Tuesday in online records. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 20.