All-night Washington County SWAT situation ends with suspect in custody
Incident began around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Incident began around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Incident began around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
A suspect was taken into custody after nearly seven hours following a SWAT situation in North Strabane.
The incident began around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday when SWAT officers were called to the 500 block of Ash Street.
A spokesperson for AHN said Canonsburg Hospital was placed on lockdown during the incident. However, as of early Wednesday morning, the lockdown was fully lifted.
The suspect, identified as 53-year-old Lance Stumpf, was taken into custody after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.
According to the criminal complaint Stumpf had been threatening to die by suicide and warned he would shoot any officers that approached his home. The complaint said Stumpf is a convicted felon with a prior 302 mental health commitment.
He faces charges of terroristic threats and illegal possession of a firearm.