WEST WHITELAND TWP., Pa. - A New Jersey man has been charged after allegedly cutting the gas line of a Chester County home and placing an incendiary device near it while a family of five slept inside, prosecutors announced Monday.Investigators say 30-year-old Ryan Elliot was charged with five counts of criminal attempt to commit criminal homicide, among other charges, due to an incident that took place Nov.
12.West Whiteland Police were called to a home in the Whiteland Woods Development in West Whiteland Township about 5:15 a.m.
on the report of a strong natural gas odor.Responding officers found the homeowner and four other family members were asleep and woke up to the smell.