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A Pittsburgh man is accused of trying to break into a Rostraver home after police said he claimed to have used a “bad dose of laced marijuana,” according to court papers.
A homeowner held LeBarron J. McCoy, 36, at gunpoint Friday until township police arrived. McCoy is charged with burglary, aggravated assault, criminal trespass and related offenses.
Police were called to the Morbert Drive home at 5 a.m. for a reported break-in and found McCoy lying face down on the ground, according to court papers. A side door had been kicked in, police said.
The suspect gave police an incorrect first name and birth date, but authorities said they later learned his identity through a girlfriend. A small bag containing a white powder residue was seized from his pants pocket, police said.
McCoy requested paramedics for treatment from the drugs he claimed to have used, but refused to let Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services treat him. Police said in court papers that McCoy fought with officers for “an extended period of time” before being sedated and taken to a hospital after he threatened to harm himself.
He had not been arraigned on the charges as of Wednesday afternoon. He did not have an attorney listed in online court records.
McCoy is awaiting arraignment in two other cases, according to online court records. He was charged in June by Pittsburgh police with a drug offense and theft. A simple assault case was filed in 2016. He served an Allegheny County Jail sentence and probation in connection with a 2013 burglary and assault case filed by Pittsburgh police, according to online court records.
Renatta Signorini is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Renatta at 724-837-5374, rsignorini@triblive.com or via Twitter .