Borough official waives hearing in SWAT standoff at home
MCKEES ROCKS (AP) – The borough council president of a small Pittsburgh suburb has waived his preliminary hearing on charges he threatened to detonate propane tanks and claimed to have “thousands of rounds” available to shoot police who responded to a domestic dispute.
Fifty-three-year-old Keith Schwab remained jailed Thursday and must now stand trial or cut a plea deal on charges including terroristic threats stemming from the six-hour standoff at his McKees Rocks home April 26.
Defense attorney Jeff Wasak contends Schwas was suffering from an unspecified “health crisis.”
Police said an argument between Schwab and his son escalated when Schwab grabbed a rifle and threatened officers who responded.
Police said Schwab made other threats when his wife and the police chief called trying to defuse the incident before his eventual surrender.