NEARLY TWICE THE LEGAL LIMIT. A FAYETTE COUNTY BURGLARY SUSPECT ON THE RUN FOR OVER 20 YEARS WAS ARRESTED IN MICHIGAN STATE POLICE SAY SEVERAL SUSPECTS BROKE INTO A HOME IN UNIONTOWN IN 2003 AND ROBBED TWO PEOPLE AT GUNPOINT. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS, ROBERT SCOTT, WAS LATER TIED TO THE CRIME AFTER POLICE FOUND HE HAD BEEN LIVING IN MICHIGAN UND
Pennsylvania fugitive arrested in Michigan 23 years after Fayette County robbery
Updated: 5:40 PM EDT Jun 5, 2026
More than 20 years after a burglary and robbery in western Pennsylvania, a suspect has been arrested in Michigan, where police say he was using a different name.Pennsylvania State Police said several people broke into a home on Sylvanus Avenue in Uniontown, Fayette County, in May 2003 and robbed two people at gunpoint.One suspect, identified as Robert Scott, formerly of Uniontown, had remained a fugitive for about 23 years, police said.Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube ChannelIn April, a PSP investigator began pursuing new leads in the case.”During the investigation, a lead was developed indicating Scott had been residing in Michigan while using the identity of his brother. Further investigation confirmed Scott had been utilizing his brother’s personal information on official documents and had interacted with the Michigan court system under that assumed identity,” PSP said in a statement.The 45-year-old Scott was taken into custody by U.S. marshals on Thursday in Romulus, Michigan, and is awaiting extradition to face his charges in Pennsylvania, police said.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
UNIONTOWN, Pa. —
More than 20 years after a burglary and robbery in western Pennsylvania, a suspect has been arrested in Michigan, where police say he was using a different name.
Pennsylvania State Police said several people broke into a home on Sylvanus Avenue in Uniontown, Fayette County, in May 2003 and robbed two people at gunpoint.
One suspect, identified as Robert Scott, formerly of Uniontown, had remained a fugitive for about 23 years, police said.
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In April, a PSP investigator began pursuing new leads in the case.
“During the investigation, a lead was developed indicating Scott had been residing in Michigan while using the identity of his brother. Further investigation confirmed Scott had been utilizing his brother’s personal information on official documents and had interacted with the Michigan court system under that assumed identity,” PSP said in a statement.
The 45-year-old Scott was taken into custody by U.S. marshals on Thursday in Romulus, Michigan, and is awaiting extradition to face his charges in Pennsylvania, police said.
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