A short standoff Tuesday morning ended within the arrest of a Pittsburgh man on the Allegheny County Sheriff’s “most wished” listing with 4 excellent warrants, in accordance with Sheriff Kevin Kraus.
Authorities mentioned Carlos L. Hart Jr., 27, of Stanton Heights, was wished on three arrest warrants and a bench warrant.
Hart was initially wished in reference to a September 2020 incident during which police mentioned he rammed his ex-girlfriend’s car and flashed a gun as she drove on Penn Avenue. He took off earlier than officers arrived, police mentioned.
In March, a site visitors cease on Hart by Allegheny County Police turned up a handgun and a digital scale with suspected marijuana residue, authorities mentioned. He was charged with drug and firearms violations, and a bench warrant was issued for a probation violation.
Hart’s ex-girlfriend contacted police in June and mentioned Hart despatched her threatening messages and adopted her, leading to terroristic risk costs, in accordance with deputies. In late December, police mentioned Hart broken three different autos throughout a pursuit with Monroeville police – an incident police are nonetheless investigating.
Kraus mentioned deputies tracked Hart to a duplex on Mill Avenue in Wilkinsburg and tried to take him into custody shortly earlier than 7:30 a.m. A lady on the primary ground advised deputies Hart was upstairs along with her daughter.
As deputies tried to barter with Hart, Kraus mentioned, they heard “the sound of a firearm racking” on the opposite aspect of the door. After 10 minutes of negotiating, Hart surrendered. Kraus mentioned deputies discovered a disassembled handgun within the room during which Hart had been holed up.
Megan Guza is a Tribune-Evaluate employees author. You’ll be able to contact Megan at 412-380-8519, mguza@triblive.com or by way of Twitter .
