LATROBE, Pa. — UPDATE 7:40 p.m. - Police say Shawn Prince was taken into custody on Wednesday evening.
A man is wanted after fleeing from officers serving an arrest warrant in Latrobe on Tuesday, police say.
According to Latrobe police, officers tried to serve an arrest warrant on Shawn Prince at a home on Spring Street around 6 p.m.
Believed to be a flight risk, Prince is wanted on charges of simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment, police say.
During the warrant service, a man matching Prince’s description was seen fleeing the area on foot. A search ensued, and a witness later identified Prince as the person seen fleeing, police say.
Prince couldn’t be found, despite extensive search efforts, including the use of a drone with thermal imaging.
Police say it’s unknown whether Prince is still in the Latrobe area.
The investigation is active, and anyone with information about Prince’s location is urged to contact law enforcement.
Police describe Prince as about 6 feet tall, 160 pounds, with brown hair and a beard and wearing a blue and black flannel shirt. People are told not to approach Prince if seen.
The Latrobe Police Department is one of five departments currently searching for Prince, who they say often carries a gun.
Neighbors in Latrobe said they saw several police departments circling the streets last night as they searched. One neighbor said he was concerned when he saw a Facebook post telling him to lock the doors to his home and his car.
“There was a bunch of state cops by the Dunkin’ Donuts near my daughter’s house,” Curk Fry said. “When I got back over this way, they were all swarming over by the CDT school.”
Fry told Channel 11 he is on edge after Latrobe police released a statement saying they were searching near his home.
“He could be held up in any of these houses. We don’t know because he is armed and dangerous,” Fry said.
Police confirm to Channel 11 that Prince was charged in October with kidnapping a woman and holding her at gunpoint in a wooded area.
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.
“I usually leave my doors unlocked at night when I’m home, but now and for the last couple of months, I’ve been having to lock my car doors and everything,” Fry said.
Neighbors are keeping an eye on each other as the search continues, Fry said.
“Everyone else that lives on this block is pretty old, so we just watch out for each other and try and keep everyone safe,” he said.
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