Greene County man faces federal charges
A Greene County man already facing charges for helping his brother escape from prison has been charged federally with assaulting the U.S. marshal who took him into custody in that case.
Shane Hanlan, 29, of Dilliner, faces a single felony count of assaulting a federal officer. The charges were filed Tuesday in the Western District Court in Pittsburgh.
Last December, Hanlan allegedly aided his brother, Waylon Hanlan, 27, in his escape from the Franklin Township prison.
After Waylon Hanlan escaped, he allegedly fled in a car driven by his sister, Vanessa Hanlan, 23, of Dilliner. Waylon Hanlan was later with his brother, Shane, when they fled from police again on Dec. 29, police said.
While Waylon Hanlan was captured that day, Shane Hanlan managed to elude police.
On Jan. 6, authorities received a tip that Shane Hanlan, a fugitive in an unrelated case since 2014, was in Bobtown. He had been on the Greene County Sheriff Department’s Most Wanted List for charges of receiving stolen property and failure to appear in court.
When officers from the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force found him at a Bald Hill Church Road home the next morning, Shane Hanlan allegedly injured a marshal, according to federal court papers.
He is scheduled to appear in federal court on April 12 to be arraigned on the charges, and is currently in Greene County Prison for resisting arrest, hindering apprehension and other charges related to his alleged assistance in his brother’s escape.
The federal charges can carry a penalty of up to 20 years and a $250,000 fine, according to the indictment.
Other members of Waylon Hanlan’s family were also charged with aiding in his escape.
Vanessa Hanlan and the siblings’ father, Hodge Hanlan, face a formal arraignment on March 21 in Greene County Court, while their brother, Clinton Hanlan, is scheduled to appear in plea court in April.