Man wanted on felony gun charges arrested after barricading himself when SWAT team responds
Pittsburgh police announced Friday that fugitive wanted on felony gun charges was apprehended the previous morning with the help of a SWAT team.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said city police’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and a SWAT team executed an arrest warrant for
Donald Hines Jr., 19, in the 400 block of West Elizabeth Street.
A police spokeswoman said Hines barricaded himself inside the house before surrendering without further incident.
“Additional search warrants obtained by police resulted in the recovery of a fully automatic pistol modified with a switch and extended magazine and quantities of heroin and crack cocaine,” the spokeswoman said in a news release.
Hines is charged with firearms and narcotics violations.
He is being held in the Allegheny County Jail.
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