Man In Custody In Connection To Shooting At Blairsville Days Inn
BLAIRSVILLE Pa. (KDKA) -- A man is in custody in connection to a shooting at a hotel in Blairsville.
The Pennsylvania State Police announced Monday on Twitter that Justin Edwin Libengood was taken into custody without incident. He was found in Westmoreland County on Sunday, authorities said.
Keep the tips coming, thank you!! pic.twitter.com/MEgWTe6O4w
— Troop A Public Information Officers (@PSPTroopAPIO) July 15, 2019
Police issued a warrant for Libengood on July 10 for his alleged role in an attempted robbery at a Blairsville Days Inn Hotel room on July 1.
Libengood, 30, was charged July 10 with four felonies, including two second-degree felonies.
Investigators said Libengood attempted to rob David Lee McGinnis inside a hotel room at the hotel on 1085 Route 22 Highway West on July 1. Libengood brandished a firearm in the alleged act, police said, and a physical altercation ensued inside the room.
McGinnis was taken into custody on July 10 in Indiana County.
