Warrant issued for Canonsburg man who fled from police
Washington police have filed charges against a Canonsburg man who fled a traffic stop in the city last month.
Adam Andrew Snatchko, 47, of 502 Griffin Ave., Canonsburg, was stopped for traffic violations just before 10 p.m. Jan 18 on Seibert Avenue. Police said Snatchko told them his name was Adam Johnson, but police knew him from previous encounters. Snatchko had a suspended driver’s license and an active bench warrant.
When city police, assisted by state police, asked Snatchko to get out of the vehicle, Snatchko accelerated, spinning the tires on ice. The officers standing at the windows tried to stop him, and the trooper reached into the vehicle and deployed his Taser on Snatchko.
Police ran along the side of the vehicle for about 20 yards before Snatchko allegedly drove between two homes at a high speed. He drove through a yard to get onto West Chestnut Street. His vehicle was seen speeding on Cumberland Avenue and was laterfound at the Woodlands Apartments, where a witness reported seeing a man jump out the driver’s side window of the car and run into the woods.
Police found the car, still running with the keys inside, parked at a trash container near the apartments. Snatchko and his passenge had fled on foot.
An arrest warrant was issued for Snatchko, charging him with three counts each of aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person. He was also charged with resisting arrest, fleeing an officer and eight traffic summary violations.