‘This is how you want it to end’: Man charged in baby’s death arrested for attacking, shooting at wife while she called 911 on him, DA says

A Pennsylvania man was arrested for allegedly attacking his wife while he was set to stand trial in connection with the death of their baby.

David Strause III, 43, was charged with aggravated assault and other charges after he was arrested in connection with an alleged attack on his wife. The Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office said in a press release obtained by The Lebanon Daily News, a local news outlet, that the alleged incident happened on Tuesday after Strause’s wife called 911 at 1:30 a.m. to report that she was being assaulted by her husband. Pennsylvania State Police responded to the couple’s home in Fredericksburg, where Strause kept police in a standoff for hours until he finally surrendered at 9 a.m.

The Lebanon Daily News reported that Strause was awaiting trial for involuntary manslaughter charges after his 3-month-old son died of asphyxia in May 2024…

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