Westmoreland

Police: Suspect in Jeannette standoff had guns, drugs

Renatta Signorini
By Renatta Signorini
1 Min Read Sept. 27, 2019 | 6 years Ago
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Police found guns, ammunition and drugs in a Jeannette apartment after a man was involved in a standoff with investigators Thursday on Gaskill Avenue, according to court papers.

Taylor Eliard Foster, 26, was being held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $250,000 bail Friday.

Jeannette police and agents from the state attorney general’s office shut down the 900 block of the road Thursday afternoon when Foster allegedly hid from authorities. Investigators were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a terroristic threats case when Foster fled into another apartment in the building where he lives, according to court papers.

Residents watched from their porches and yards as he was taken into custody by the state attorney general’s Special Operations Group at 4:10 p.m.

During a search, police found $900, cocaine, two guns and ammunition in the apartment where Foster lives and the one where he was hiding, according to court papers. Additional charges were filed Friday against Foster, including burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm, drug possession and tampering with evidence.

He did not have an attorney listed in online court papers. An Oct. 10 preliminary hearing is set.

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Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been working at the Trib since 2005. She can be reached at rsignorini@triblive.com.

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