Police: Butler County woman hid on roof to escape man with rifle
A Butler County woman hid on a roof Wednesday night after being threatened by a man holding a rifle, according to state police.
The incident happened shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday on Hidden Hill Road in Clinton Township, state police said.
According to state police, Robert Wargo, 65, threatened a 53-year-old woman while he was holding a rifle.
The rifle was not pointed directly at the woman, police said.
The woman “was forced to hide on a rooftop to escape the situation until rescued by troopers,” state police said.
Police said Wargo was arrested without incident “after being found asleep and intoxicated.”
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a TribLive reporter covering news in New Kensington, Arnold and Plum. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, Brian has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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