A 38-year-old man was found guilty Monday of aggravated burglary and assault after a fiery car crash in Greene County.
Shortly after midnight on February 24, 2023, John T. Schmid lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a home on Cedarwood Drive in Bath Township, according to Greene County Prosecutor David D. Hayes. Schmid managed to get out of the vehicle before the car became engulfed in flames.
Schmid then attempted to break into a neighboring home without success, Hayes said. After his initial break-in attempt was unsuccessful, he forced his way inside the home of a nearby elderly couple.
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Hayes said during this time he assaulted both occupants, causing “serious physical harm to the husband.”
When a neighbor heard the screams of the victim’s wife and attempted to stop Schmid, Hayes said Schmid became physically violent. The neighbor was able to subdue him until police arrived.
Schmid pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but a jury found him guilty of aggravated burglary, felonious ssault, two misdemeanor assault charges, and attempted trespass in a habitation.