Anthony Quesen, 25, was charged with criminal homicide by the police early Tuesday morning in the wake of the fatal stabbing that occurred near the Montour Trail in Moon Township on Monday. Police located Quesen approximately one-third of a mile from the scene, where he was found with blood stains on his clothing and cuts to his hands, according to a criminal complaint. He allegedly reported to the police that Benjamin Brallier had wounded him and taken his bag.
According to investigators, a blood trace was present from the location where Brallier was discovered on the trail to a bicycle. Nearby the bicycle, Quesen’s identification card was discovered in a satchel. Quesen was in the Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment as of early Tuesday morning.
The Pennsylvania State Police is deeply saddened to announce the traumatic death of Benjamin Brallier, a dedicated Liquor Enforcement Officer, who was fatally stabbed while off-duty yesterday. Col. Christopher Paris, the state police commissioner, issued a statement stating, “He was a devoted father and husband, as well as an exemplary officer, with more than two decades of service.”
