DONKEY: Man Tears Down His Family’s Home Using Excavator With Them Still Inside

Summary

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Donkey of the Day – June 3, 2026: Man Tears Down Family Home With Excavator While Family Still Inside

Episode Overview

In this episode of “Donkey of the Day” on The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne Tha God spotlights a shocking incident from Pennsylvania. A man, enraged by his wife’s announcement of a divorce, used an excavator to tear down his own house—while his wife and two daughters were inside. The discussion centers on extreme reactions to divorce, the trauma inflicted on families, and the literal and figurative destruction that can result when emotions spiral out of control. The segment is packed with entertaining analogies, social commentary, and real concern for the well-being of those involved.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Incident: Divorce Fueled Destruction

• [02:57] Charlamagne identifies the “Donkey of the Day” as 48-year-old Eric Pierza (“I know I’m pronouncing that last name wrong…”) from Pennsylvania.
• Eric’s wife informed him their marriage was over. In response, after a night of drinking, he threatened to “tear the house down”—and did so, using a construction excavator, while his wife and two daughters remained inside.
• CBS Pittsburgh report details how police documented the destruction and the danger the family was in (“dispatchers could hear yelling and the sound of the excavator during the 911 call” – [03:21]).

2. Dividing the House—Literally

• Charlamagne jokes about Eric’s overzealous interpretation of “dividing assets.”
  • [04:25] “He has taken divide the assets way too literally... Eric heard we getting divorced, that means she want half, and decided to part that house the way Moses parted the Red Sea.”
  • “This man took 50/50 more seriously than anybody in the history of marriage.”

3. Impact on the Family & Recklessness

• Focus shifts to the deeper issue—the trauma and risk for the children and their mother.
  • [05:55] “Why would you want to cause harm to your kids… don’t traumatize the kids.”
  • Expresses horror that Eric didn't even wait for everyone to exit:
  • [06:02] “That means if anything, like, yo, the whole house could have fell on them. You could have killed your family.”

4. Extreme Divorce Reactions

• The hosts reflect on how people have wild, sometimes dangerous ways of coping with divorce:
  • [06:10] “I've seen people that get a divorce and buy the house next door and then put a statue of a middle finger that faces the house… burn cars down, sell things so their wife can't get half.”
• Masculinity and emotional immaturity are lampooned:
  • [06:27] “This is all men doing this, huh? And they say that we are the most emotional creatures… ain't no way,” says Charlamagne.

5. Questions About Relationship Labels & "Wifey Era"

• The incident leads into a cultural conversation—what constitutes “wifey” status, and how people throw around relationship labels.
  • [07:44] “The wifey stuff should have never been alive. Okay. Cause you ain't—you not walking into no wifey era until you walk down that aisle.”
  • Jokes about the proliferation of “wifey” as a term and its meaning, with Charlamagne quipping, [08:24] “Wifey sound like WiFi now. You know what I'm saying. Stupid.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Charlamagne Tha God ([04:25]):
  “Most people hear ‘I want half’ and think lawyers, they think paperwork. Eric heard, ‘We getting divorced, that means she want half,’ and decided to part that house the way Moses parted the Red Sea.”

• Charlamagne Tha God ([05:55]):
  “Regardless of how you feel about your wife, how you feel about your marriage, don’t traumatize the kids.”

• Joe Jonas ([06:06]):
  “It’s crazy without the kids in the house. But it’s also crazy, right, with the kids.”

• Charlamagne Tha God ([06:27]):
  “This is all men doing this, huh? And they say we are the most emotional creatures…”

• Charlamagne Tha God ([07:07]):
  “I just—like every reason she gives us for leaving him, she was right.”

• Charlamagne Tha God ([08:24]):
  “Wifey sound like WiFi now… I got plenty.”

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [02:57] – Donkey of the Day awarded to Eric Pierza, story background.
• [03:21] – News clip: Drone footage and police report details.
• [04:25] – Charlamagne’s comedic take on “dividing assets.”
• [05:55] – Real talk: Impact on children and the seriousness of the act.
• [06:10] – Examples of wild divorce revenge.
• [06:27] – Gender commentary on men’s emotional outbursts.
• [07:44] – Discussion shifts to "wifey era" and relationship labels.

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Tone and Delivery

The episode maintains Charlamagne’s trademark mix of humor, cultural criticism, and blunt honesty. The hosts oscillate between disbelief, comic relief, and genuine concern, making the discussion accessible and thought-provoking even as it addresses serious, sometimes disturbing behavior.

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Takeaway

Charlamagne closes with a pointed reminder: violence and reckless acts do nothing but prove a spouse’s reasons for leaving. Particularly when children are involved, adults need to keep their composure and never let emotional turmoil become dangerous.

“That’s not how you handle things, guys.” ([04:25])

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This summary includes all substantive and unique content from the Donkey of the Day segment, omitting sponsor messages, promos, and non-content banter.

Transcript

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Donkey of the day for Wednesday, June 3rd goes the 48 year old Eric PWA. I know I'm pronouncing that last name wrong, but he is a Pennsylvania man who recently got the news that his wife wanted to update the marital status from stressed to blessed and divorced. Okay. Yes. His wife told him their marriage was over. She told him the marriage was going from long term to terminated. So he snapped. How did he snap? Well, let's go to CBS Pittsburgh for the report, please.

[News Reporter]

Drone video shows the massive damage left behind after police say an argument between a husband and wife spiraled out of control Tuesday morning. Investigators say 48 year old Eric Pierz used a Kubota excavator to rip apart the rear of the family's home. According to the criminal complaint, Pierce's wife told police her husband arrived at the family's home after drinking all night and began arguing with her. When she told him the marriage was over, investigators say he responded with a chilling threat. If it's over, I'll tear the house down. Police say moments later, Pierza climbed into the excavator and began tearing into the house while his wife and two daughters were still inside. The criminal complaint says dispatchers could hear yelling and the sound of the excavator during the 911 call. Investigators say after the destruction stopped, Pierza went back inside, grabbed a gym bag and took off toward Fawn Township before eventually being taken into custody.

[Joe Jonas]

Last time I heard a person threaten a house like that was when the big bad wolf huffed and puffed and blew the pig's house down. Okay, Eric, I'm not the highest grade of Weed in the dispensary. But I feel like you have taken divide the assets way too literally. Okay, Most people here, I want half. And think lawyers, they think paperwork. Eric heard we getting divorced. That means she won't have. And decided to part that house the way Moses parted the Red Sea. Okay, this man took 5050 more seriously than anybody in the history of marriage. Okay? Eric said if we splitting everything, then let's split everything. Okay? What I don't understand, though, is why would you want to cause harm to your kids? Oh, their mother. Okay, see, I don't. I don't remember if they said in the police report or the news report, but Eric decided to tear the house down while his wife and two daughters were still inside. Okay, see, this is what I don't like. Regardless of how you feel about your wife, how you feel about your marriage, don't traumatize the kids. And furthermore, if your wife wanted a divorce and your reaction is to get into an excavator. That's how you pronounce it. Excavator. Excavator. Excavator. And tear half the house down. Down. Okay. While the wife and kids are still in it, then guess what? You just proved your wife right. Okay? All right. Actually, we want to know why she didn't leave earlier. Please give Eric przwa. Whatever the hell his last name is. The biggest he haw. I shouldn't have to tell you on the radio. That's not how you handle things, guys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's crazy. Yeah, why his kids and her was still in the house.

[Joe Jonas]

In the house.

[Guest Caller or Co-host]

I've heard of some wild things, but that's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That means if anything, like, yo, the whole house could have found him. You could have killed your family.

[Joe Jonas]

It's crazy without the kids in the house. But it's also crazy, right? With the kids.

[Guest Caller or Co-host]

I've seen people that get a divorce and buy the house next door and then.

[Joe Jonas]

And God damn, what the hell?

[Guest Caller or Co-host]

Put a statue of a middle finger that faces the house. I've seen that. I've seen people burn cars down, sell things so their wife can't get half.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn.

[Guest Caller or Co-host]

I've seen. I've heard and seen some crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is all men doing this, huh? And they say that we are the most emotional creatures because ain't no way

[Joe Jonas]

women do wild stuff too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know, but come on.

[Joe Jonas]

Come to work with no deodorant on. Like, first of all, listen, here's the thing. Especially when it's gonna be 86 degrees out, but also, this is. This is a this was a marriage, right? Right. Yeah. That's why you can't play that wife, you think? Because ain't no wifey reacting like this. You ain't reacting like this. The wifey. Right. You walking away. Yeah, absolutely. Whatever the hell that is when you're eight.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But when you're a wife, I would like you say, I wonder what else he did though. Because if you can do something this extreme with a divorce. Yeah. Why didn't she leave you sooner? Like, I just like every reason she

[Joe Jonas]

gives us for leaving him. She was right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right. That's crazy.

[Joe Jonas]

Right? Well, let's.

[Guest Caller or Co-host]

Let's open up the phone lines. We were talking about this earlier. Talking about Megan Stallion.

[Joe Jonas]

Yes.

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[Joe Jonas]

The wifey stuff should have never been alive. Okay. Cause you ain't. You not walking into no wifey era until you walk down that aisle. Y' all gotta stop with them stupid little labels just cause they sound good.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And then be like, I'm back outside.

[Joe Jonas]

I'm back outside.

[Guest Caller or Co-host]

So how do you define your wifey era? Right. Charlamagne was saying earlier, like, you can't call yourself wifey because you. You haven't even got to the next step.

[Joe Jonas]

There's other times. You can be a girlfriend.

[Guest Caller or Co-host]

You just be married. So what happens?

[Joe Jonas]

You know, propose you, then you become a fiance, then you become a wife. And when you are a wife, then you're in your wifey area anyway now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, I used to when I was younger, but it's like, wifey. No, I'm your wife.

[Joe Jonas]

Yes. Right. Because wifey sound like WI fi now. You know what I'm saying, Stupid. I got plenty.

[Guest Caller or Co-host]

1051. How do you define your wifey? Eric, call us up right now. Let's discuss. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

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