Pittsburgh man arrested after six-hour standoff
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Police say a shotgun-wielding Pittsburgh man is under arrest after barricading himself in a home and holding officers at bay for hours.
Charles Rodgers will be charged with aggravated assault, criminal trespass, terroristic threats and other charges.
Police say the standoff began around 11:45 a.m. Thursday when the 61-year-old Rogers refused to leave his former home in the city’s Friendship neighborhood.
They say he’d been evicted last week but returned Thursday because he feared losing the home.
Rogers surrendered around 5:30 p.m., after SWAT officers fired tear gas into the home and struck him twice with rubber bullets.
A nearby elementary school was placed on lockdown and delayed dismissal because of the standoff.
Court records didn’t list a lawyer for Rogers.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 19.