A Ross man threatening to kill a man in West View drove to the victim’s house in a dump truck, prompting a pursuit with police, according to court filings.
When the chase ended, Brendan Kelly McClelland, 50, was ordered out of the dump truck at gunpoint and was ultimately tased, West View police said in a criminal complaint.
According to the complaint, McClelland had called a man and was threatening to come to his house on Township Road in West View and kill him. A West View officer who got there first heard McClelland on the phone threatening the man.
Another officer heading to the scene was behind a large red dump truck that was speeding on Center Avenue toward Township Road, the complaint states. The driver was later identified as McClelland.
When it arrived at the Township Road address, the officer activated his emergency lights, and the dump truck fled down Township Road toward Glenmore Avenue, according to the complaint.
The dump truck turned left onto Rochester Road and continued at high speed heading west. It came to a stop behind a line of traffic at the Perry Highway intersection.
Despite being ordered to get out at gunpoint, police said, McClelland refused all commands and refused to get out. The complaint says he was argumentative and threatening officers.
A Taser was deployed, after which McClelland was removed from the truck and taken into custody.
At a borough holding cell, McClelland was uncooperative and threatening officers, the complaint states. He slipped his handcuffs from behind his back into the front and began punching the cell wall. For safety reasons, he was taken to the Allegheny County Jail.
West View police charged McClelland with three misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, two misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest, a misdemeanor count of fleeing or attempting to elude police, and four summary traffic offenses.
McClelland did not have an attorney listed in court records.
He was arraigned Wednesday and sent to the Allegheny County Jail on $3,000 bail, according to court records.
His preliminary hearing before District Judge Richard G. Opiela is scheduled for Sept. 16.