LATROBE, Pa. — Police have arrested a man accused of fleeing from officers who were serving a warrant in Latrobe.
The Latrobe Police Department said Shawn Prince was taken into custody in the 300 block of Spring Street on Wednesday evening.
Prince was wanted on charges of simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment, police say.
Officers first tried to arrest Prince on Tuesday while serving an arrest warrant on the same street.
A man later identified as Prince fled, and officers couldn’t find him despite an extensive search, police say.
According to the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office, deputies followed leads that pointed to a home in Latrobe.
Deputies learned Prince was threatening suicide and might be armed, the sheriff’s office says.
Multiple police departments surrounded the home, and when officers approached, they found that Prince had set up a barricade. Officers got inside, but Prince had set up another barricade in a bedroom.
Deputies spoke through the door with Prince, who had self-inflicted lacerations and was armed with a knife, the sheriff’s office says.
Despite several cans of pepper spray being deployed in the bedroom from a window, Prince still would not surrender, so deputies forced their way into the room, the sheriff’s office says.
Prince, who was injured, was reportedly Tased and taken into custody, with officers quickly starting first aid.
Prince was taken to a medical facility and then transferred to the Westmoreland County Prison. He has been denied bail, and additional charges are expected, the sheriff’s office says.
Channel 11 previously reported that Prince was charged with kidnapping a woman and holding her at gunpoint in a wooded area in October.
The woman escaped, but went missing again a day later. She was later found safe in Kentucky with Prince, who was taken into custody.
Online court records show Prince was out on $25,000 bail through a professional bondsman for the October charges.
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