The California man accused of setting fire to his own apartment building and then leaping from the top floor of the four-story structure earlier this month was arraigned on arson charges Tuesday. California police arrested Christopher Demetrious Grasty, 38, Tuesday upon his release from UPMC McKeesport Hospital, where he was being treated for multiple injuries […]
State police arrested a Washington man Friday afternoon after being accused of hitting a woman with his car. William J. Yarbrough Jr., 54, faces a felony aggravated assault charge. According to the criminal complaint, police were called at about 4 p.m. to a fast-food restaurant in the 1200 block of West Chestnut Street in North […]
A Blaine Township man was shot and subsequently arrested Saturday night after he was accused of forcing his way into a neighbor’s home. State police charged James Kenneth Milligan, 33, with felonies of burglary and criminal trespassing. According to court documents, at about 10:30 p.m. troopers were called to the 3700 block of Buffalo Creek […]
The state attorney general’s office has withdrawn the misdemeanor theft charge against Bob Sabot, who was accused by Prothonotary Laura Hough of removing one of her political signs a day after the Nov. 7 election. Sabot was scheduled to appear Wednesday morning for his preliminary hearing, but his lawyer and two prosecutors working for the […]
The husband of the losing candidate who challenged Washington County’s incumbent prothonotary is charged with theft after he removed a campaign sign for his wife’s opponent while cleaning up various yard signs a day after the election. Bob Sabot faces one misdemeanor count of theft by unlawful taking of moveable property after Prothonotary Laura Hough […]