Three men beat a man, threatened to kill him and chased him until he hid in a neighbor’s garage, according to charges. The attack happened Nov. 24, 2025, at a home in Linwood Township and left the man with fractured ribs.

Johnathan Edward Kobow, 46, Brad James Laffin, 52, and BJ Michael Garrity, 45, are each charged in separate complaints with aiding and abetting second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon causing substantial bodily harm and aiding and abetting third-degree assault. All three men live in Linwood Township.

According to the complaints, deputies responded after a resident reported that a bloodied man had entered his garage and was watching the door. Deputies found the man with bruises and blood on his head and face.