Details have been released involving an elderly man’s death that resulted in involuntary manslaughter charges against a Jim Thorpe woman.

Ashley Nicole Self, 32, of Jim Thorpe was charged earlier this week in the death of a 79-year-old man in Penn Forest Township over the weekend.

According to the affidavit filed by Pennsylvania State Police at Fern Ridge, on Aug. 10, at 9:03 a.m., state police received information on the whereabouts of Self, who had an active mental health warrant.

Troopers were dispatched to a home on Parker Mews in Penn Forest Township and while en route, they received a notice from dispatchers to report that his father was being physically attacked. The assailant was later identified as Self.

When troopers arrived, they found the man unresponsive in his bed and attempted to resuscitate him. They also observed a laceration to his left forearm and his oxygen tube not secured and broken. The victim had a history of COPD, asthma and emphysema and required the oxygen.

By this time, Self had left the residence.

Troopers interviewed the victim’s son, who said he had picked up Self early that morning and drove her to the home.

Once in the house, Self fell asleep and when she woke up, began meowing and rubbing up against the son as if she was a cat.

Based on her behavior, the son told her to leave and said he would call the police. The son said she then stripped and refused to leave.

The son went to the garage to call a mutual friend about Self’s behavior when he heard the victim yelling from inside the home.

When the son found his father, he saw Self standing in front of the victim and attempting to push him down onto the bed while the victim was trying to fight Self off. She began scratching him like a cat.

The son tried to get Self off his father, but was not able to, telling police it was like Self had “superhuman strength.”

Lehighton EMS transported the victim to St. Luke’s Hospital - Carbon campus, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Troopers began searching the area and located Self approximately 100 yards from the residence. It was noted that she continued her erratic behavior, imitating dog and cat noises, and was still naked.

She was taken into custody and charged with involuntary manslaughter, recklessly endangering another person and simple assault.

She was arraigned before District Judge Eric Schrantz and sent to Carbon County Correctional Facility after having bail set at $500,000.

A preliminary hearing before Schrantz has been scheduled for Aug. 20.