Westmoreland

Couple charged with stealing guns in Sewickley Township

Jacob Tierney
By Jacob Tierney
1 Min Read Sept. 30, 2019 | 6 years Ago
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A couple was arrested for allegedly breaking into a Sewickley Township home and stealing three guns, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Shawn Michael Davison, 32, of West Newton and his girlfriend Melissa Sue Henderson, 39, of Greensburg allegedly broke into the Highland Avenue home through a side window and took two shotguns and a rifle Friday.

Officers found Henderson at Davison’s West Newton home. She confessed to the burlgary, according to police.

Davison was contacted by phone and agreed to turn himself in.

Both are charged with burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and criminal trespass. Davison is additionally charged with prohibited possession of a firearm and institutional vandalism, for allegedly urinating on the floor of the state police barracks in Greensburg.

Both are in the Westmoreland County Jail on $50,000 cash bail.

A preliminary hearing before District Judge Charles Christner is scheduled for Oct. 21.

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