Homeowner Fends Off Home Invasion, Police Take Intruder Into Custody After Search
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Police were called to an attempted home invasion in Dormont early Sunday morning.
The attempted invasion and robbery happened on the 1500 block of Kelton Avenue at 8:45 a.m.
Dormont Police arrived at the scene and found the man who was leasing the residence that was nearly broken into.
The resident said that he heard noises at the door of his apartment and that another man, 28-year-old Joel Hatfield, tried to force his way into the apartment with a knife. The resident was armed with a gun, and a fight broke out between him and the Hatfield.
The resident struck the intruder in the head with the pistol and accidentally fired off a shot. Hatfield then fled the residence.
Hatfield is homeless, but is often in the Dormont area. He was taken into custody on Tuesday without incident.
He is the Allegheny County Jail.
He is facing charges of aggravated assault and burglary.
Witnesses also said that two other unknown people fled from around the apartment with Hatfield.
Allegheny County Police are asking anyone with information on the incident to give them a call.