Local man arrested after chase in Uniontown
A 49-year-old Uniontown man was arrested on a felony warrant after allegedly fleeing state police last week.
George Vincent Fabian Jr., who is listed as homeless, was charged Friday with flight to avoid apprehension, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, police spotted Fabian Tuesday night, a few minutes before midnight on North Gallatin Avenue. Police activated their lights and sirens in an alley between Eicher Street and North Gallatin Avenue when he failed to use his turn signal. Fabian allegedly put the vehicle in park and ran on foot into a field along Lillian Street. He reportedly tried to hide in the wood line, laying on his stomach. He was taken into custody after a brief struggle, police said.
He told officers he ran because he had warrants and was driving with a suspended license, according to court documents. The warrant was issued for felony strangulation and related charges for an alleged domestic assault Nov. 18, 2017.
Police said they found two crack pipes in a bag in his pocket.
He was arraigned before on-call Magisterial District Judge Nathan A. Henning, who set bail at $100,000. He remains in Fayette County Prison, unable to post bail.