A Carmichaels man died Tuesday, following a lengthy standoff with police in Cumberland Township.
Jeffry E. Christopher, 59, was pronounced dead in the emergency room of Washington Health System-Greene at 12:18 p.m., Greene County Coroner Gene Rush said in a news release.
Christopher was taken from his home at 76 Route 88 Mobile Home Park by state police around 9:15 a.m. after a standoff that started around midnight.
Rush said the cause and manner of Christopherâs death are pending investigation and no further details were available.
Trooper Forrest Allison said police were initially called to do a welfare check on Christopher around 10 p.m. Monday. When he refused to come out, they returned with a mental health warrant.
A 2-year-old boy fell into a septic tank at a home on Apple Hill Road in Waynesburg Tuesday morning, state police said.
Trooper Forrest Allison said the boy, who was not identified, was playing in the yard when he fell in around 11:18 a.m.
Allison said he did not know how the toddler was pulled from the tank, but said the boy was flown to a Pittsburgh-area hospital for treatment. He did not know the extent of the boys injuries.