Man jailed in threats that locked W. Pa. schools
MONROEVILLE (AP) – A Philadelphia man has been jailed on charges he made calls from a suburban Pittsburgh hotel room threatening to kill police officers, which prompted a brief lockdown of nearby schools.
Online court records don’t list an attorney for 61-year-old Daniel Hendrie who Monroeville police said was completely naked and claiming to be country-western singer Merle Haggard when they approached his hotel room about 15 miles east of Pittsburgh.
Police said Hendrie made six threatening calls to Allegheny County 911 dispatchers between 4:50 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. Monday.
Because of the nature of the threats, and because the hotel is near the Gateway School District’s high, middle and elementary schools, police ordered the buildings locked down as a precaution. No threats were directed at the schools.
Hendrie faces a preliminary hearing Oct. 1.