1 of 2 suspects in South Fayette attempted kidnapping remains on the run

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — A man suspected in an attempted kidnapping in South Fayette Township was taken into custody Saturday morning after a SWAT incident in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County Police said.

Wilkinsburg police were serving an arrest warrant for 29-year-old D'Andre Garrett when he barricaded himself inside a home, according to authorities. A SWAT team was called and Garrett later surrendered to police.

A release issued on behalf of Allegheny County Police Department Superintendent Coleman McDonough said that Garrett was wanted in connection with the attempted kidnapping in South Fayette Township, which happened Friday. %

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SWAT officers were also called Saturday morning to a home in Forest Hills, where a second suspect in the attempted kidnapping was believed to be, the release said.

A search determined that the second suspect, 24-year-old Delon Garnet Lindsey, was not at the home and he is still being sought by authorities.

According to a criminal complaint obtained by Channel 11 News, police said Garrett and Lindsey lured a friend of theirs into a car, pointed guns at him and demanded money.

The men talked about taking the victim to East Hills and killing him, according to the complaint. They took the victim's phone and shoes before telling him to get out and walk, the complaint said.

Garrett and Lindsey will be charged with assault and kidnapping.

Anyone with information about Lindsey's whereabouts is asked to call police.

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