Jan 27, 2016 2 min read

WAYNESBURG – A Masontown man who threatened two Carmichaels women with a gun and then broke into a house to hide from police in May received a split verdict Tuesday from a Greene County Court jury.

Robert Jermaine Bailey, 43, of 38 Fort Mason Village, was found guilty of burglary, possession of a firearm, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault and possession of a small amount of marijuana.

He was acquitted of criminal trespass, carrying a firearm without a license, theft, receiving stolen property and possession of drug paraphernalia.

On May 24, Bailey pointed a small black pistol at Jennifer Colina and Tiffany Prescher at a house at 151 Cumberland Village and threatened to shoot one of them in the face. Bailey knocked a telephone from Colina’s hand when she attempted to call police, and told the women if they went to police he would shoot them or “have his girl call some people out to do it for him,” Cumberland Township police said.

Police were informed Bailey might be at a house down the street and when they went there, they saw Bailey in the backyard. He jumped over a chain-link fence and ran away. A small black pistol was later found in the area.

State police, Masontown police and state constables searched the area for several hours, at one point spotting Bailey near Market Street, but he escaped again.

Police said they later found Bailey hiding in the basement of a house at 200 S. Market St. An occupant of an apartment at the same address later told police Bailey had pushed his way into her residence and demanded clothing. He was given pants, a shirt and a hat before leaving.

The jury deliberated for more than two hours before reaching a verdict about 7 p.m. Tuesday following the one-day trial before Greene County Judge Lou Dayich.

Bailey will be sentenced following preparation of a pre-sentence report. He is being held in Greene County jail on $100,000 bond.