SAXONBURG — While attempting to plead his case, a Lyndora man made admissions related to his other pending cases.

Bradley Borg, 32, appeared in court virtually Wednesday before District Judge Sue Haggerty. Borg remains in Butler County Prison on a combined $90,000 between two cases.

In Wednesday’s case, Borg is accused of sending threatening text messages to his ex-girlfriend, Danielle Allman. Those charges were filed Jan. 18 and include felony witness intimidation and misdemeanor terroristic threats and harassment.

Near the end of the hearing, Borg made statements before the court, despite being advised against it by his public defender, Ryan Heltzel. Borg continued anyway.

“Has anyone looked into the threatening messages Mrs. Allman sent to my mom?” Borg said.

Borg said the threats were directed to him and his mother, a few days after threatening messages were allegedly sent to Allman. He said he had passed the information along to Buffalo Township police.

At some point during his statements, Borg was asked to swear in, to which he agreed and Heltzel advised against.

“Again, as your counsel, I’m recommending you exercise your right to remain silent,” Heltzel said.

Being sworn in, Borg opened himself to cross examination by Assistant District Attorney David Beichner, who also posed questions about the events that led up to the messages, which included an alleged assault from Dec. 31.

Buffalo Township police filed separate charges Jan. 3 against Borg, accusing him of beating Allman and fleeing from officers. Those charges included felony strangulation and aggravated assault as well as misdemeanor simple assault and resisting arrest.

During cross examination, Borg admitted there was a “physical altercation” between himself and Allman on Dec. 31, and he admitted to running from police.

Buffalo Township officer Sean Furlong testified earlier in the hearing that a fellow officer suffered an injury during the foot pursuit.

Borg also admitted that at the jail he would have access to a tablet; however, he said it wouldn’t necessarily allow him to message anyone at any time.

“I can’t text her from jail,” he said. “She would have to accept an invite by email or text messages.”

Allman also testified Wednesday, even reading the text conversation that happened shortly after 3 a.m. Jan. 9. She said the initial conversation lasted less than 10 minutes, but it started with a message that read, “I’ll be back to finish you (expletive).”

Allman said she responded, believing the messages were from Borg, saying he was violating a protection-from-abuse order. The alleged threatening messages insinuated she was afraid of Borg, and at one point threatened to beat Allman “so (you) can’t walk ever again (expletive).”

“I’m not scared of a man who beats a woman,” Allman said, citing one of her responses.

The notion of whether Allman was afraid was one point raised by Heltzel as he argued for the case’s dismissal.

“The victim said (in the messages) she wasn’t scared,” Heltzel said.

Heltzel also said the number didn’t directly connect to his client. During her testimony, Allman said she thought the messages were from Borg, but she didn’t recognize the number.

Heltzel said it was possible Borg’s mother could have sent the messages, and if it was Borg it would have been documented at some point.

“It sounds like he was in jail, and certainly if he was in jail, there would be an electronic record of it,” Heltzel said.

In response, Beichner noted Allman said in her text that she wasn’t afraid, but she did not testify that she wasn’t scared. He said there also was verbiage in the texts that led investigators to believe Borg sent the messages.

Beichner said the text conversation also used information applicable specifically to the defendant, such as the PFA.

“The response was, ‘You ask for that beating and do it again,’” Beichner said, citing the threatening messages.

Haggerty moved forward all charges to the Butler County Common Pleas Court, where Borg will appear next for formal arraignment April 19.