Charges waived in Hopwood standoff
A Uniontown man waived his charges Tuesday in a 3 1/2 hour-standoff in Hopwood.
State police said they were attempting to serve Shawn Aaron Workman, 38, with a protection-from-abuse violation Dec. 1 when he threatened suicide if he was arrested.
The alleged incident at the apartment complex on Bryson Boulevard resulted in police closing a portion of Route 40 and evacuating the surrounding apartments and Dollar General for about an hour. A Special Emergency Response Team, mental health workers and paramedics assisted at the scene. Workman allegedly barricaded himself in the apartment until negotiators coaxed him into surrendering peacefully.
Workman’s friend, Travis Zinn, said the man was going through a difficult time after his brother died suddenly earlier that week.
Police said a wooden air rifle, a cross bow with arrows and metal knuckles were found in the apartment, according to court documents.
Magisterial District Judge Jennifer Jeffries reduced Workman’s bond from $50,000 to $25,000 as a part of his waiver agreement Tuesday.
He is charged with offensive weapons, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, all misdemeanors.