A Penn Township man faces charges for allegedly abusing a wheelchair-bound family member with cerebral palsy, police say.
Court records show that Brandon Owens, 45, of Penn Township, faces misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of a dependent person, communicating lewd, lascivious, threatening or obscene language and conduct or acts that serve no legitimate purpose. Owens, who was arraigned on Thursday, May 7, was released after posting $25,000 unsecured bail.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, investigators from the Penn Township Police Department began an investigation in March after police were alerted by healthcare workers. Investigators learned that Owens is the paid caregiver of the victim, a younger adult female family member with cerebral palsy, who is non-verbal and wheelchair dependent…