Police: Butler County woman hid on roof to escape man with rifle

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Brian C. Rittmeyer | Thursday, June 6, 2019 5:09 a.m.

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.”