2 Scottdale brothers accused in knifepoint robbery of pizza delivery driver

Two Scottdale brothers are accused of robbing a pizza delivery driver who brought a pie to a now-vacant home where the suspects’ family used to live, according to court papers.

Authorities said they found the pizza box in a pickup truck one of the suspects was driving in the Scottdale and Everson areas. Jeremy Edward Szwed, 34, and Terry Glenn Szwed, 23, are charged with robbery, conspiracy, aggravated assault and related offenses.

State troopers worked with Everson police Thursday after an employee of JJ’s Pizza in Scottdale reported delivering a pizza 1 mile away to a Maple Street home in Everson, Fayette County, at 8:30 p.m. When the driver arrived with the pie, two men were standing on the porch and one held a knife against his throat and demanded cash, according to court papers.

The driver told police he handed over $200. Authorities said the Szwed family previously lived there. The suspects used a phone number belonging to a known associate to place the order, according to police. The Szwed brothers were identified as potential suspects based on the description provided by the driver.

Later that evening, police said they spotted Terry Szwed and found the pizza box and a cell phone in the pickup truck he was driving. The delivery driver identified Terry Szwed as the man who held a knife to his throat and Jeremy Szwed as the other suspect, according to court papers.

Police said the phone found in the truck matched the number used to place the pizza order. Both suspects were being held in the Fayette County Prison on $50,000 bail each.

Preliminary hearings are set for Thursday.