Richard Podwell

Richard Podwell

Police say a York County man wielded a chainsaw near his wife and blocked her driveway with his truck in an attempt to keep her from leaving with his belongings.

The incident was reported on Fawn Grove Road in Fawn Township on Sunday by the wife of Richard Podwell, 64. The unidentified woman told officers that Podwell had walked toward her with the chainsaw in his hands during a dispute at her home at around noon on Sunday.

According to the CBS21, Podwell told police he had used the chainsaw to cut down a tree "to block the entrance from his wife" and was about to cut down a second tree in the area when officers arrived.

Podwell was charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment, according to court documents. Police say he was also in violation of a protection-from-abuse order for being at the home.

There was no additional information about the incident immediately available.