Suspect in attempted robbery captured by Uniontown police
A 21-year-old Uniontown man accused of attempting to rob a Uniontown business owner at gunpoint was captured by city police after a brief chase in Pershing Court Saturday. Jaron Kelvin Still was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, firearms to be carried without a license and receiving stolen property before Magisterial District Judge Dwight Shaner following the incident.
According to a written report by Uniontown Lt. Michael Metros, Still was walking on Hickle Street around 8:20 a.m. when he approached Gary Dandrea of Uniontown while Dandrea was exiting his vehicle.
Metros said Still asked Dandrea to hold two bags for him so Still could “pull up his pants.”
Dandrea told police that he spotted the butt end of a pistol protruding from Still’s pants, police said.
Metros said Dandrea questioned Still regarding the gun and Still told Dandrea that he was not going to hurt him.
Dandrea questioned him a second time and Still attempted to pull the gun from his pants, Metros said.
Dandrea then opened his truck door, forcing Still away from him and the two men began to struggle for the weapon, Metros said.
Police said Dandrea was able to get the gun away from Still and then fled inside his business to call police while Still ran toward Pershing Court.
After calling police, Dandrea went back outside his store and sat on his tailgate to await officers when he saw Still and another man on Dunlap Street talking and watched as the man gave Still another handgun, police said.
Still then came toward Dandrea with the gun at which point Dandrea fled on foot with one shot being fired at him, police said.
Officer David Rutter and Metros arrived on the scene as Dandrea was fleeing and eventually tracked Still into Pershing Court and took him into custody, police said.
Metros said as police ordered Still to the ground, he tossed the gun, a 9mm Ruger with the serial number scratched off, into a grassy area where police found the weapon.
Still was placed in the Fayette County Prison on $10,000 bond.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Mark Blair.