Pro basketball player arrested at Pittsburgh Airport over child support case
SATURDAY. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR CONTINUES RIGHT NOW. AND HAPPENING NOW, THE SEARCH FOR A WOMAN ACCUSED OF STABBING SOMEONE IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. WE KNOW ABOUT THE SUSPECT AND THE CHARGES SHE’S FACING. AND A MAN IN CUSTODY AFTER A SWAT SITUATION ENDS IN PITTSBURGH OVERNIGHT. WHAT WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT HOW IT ALL STARTED AND THE PEOPLE INVOLVED. AND THEN IT WAS A LOCATION IN THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL. NEARLY DROWNS IN A POOL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. COMING UP, THE LATEST ON HIS CONDITION AND AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM STATE POLICE TO PARENTS. PLUS, KENNYWOOD PARK IS EXTENDING ITS CHAPERON POLICY THIS WEEKEND. STRAIGHT AHEAD WHAT TEENS AND PARENTS NEED TO KNOW. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THIS MORNING STARTS NOW. WELL, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. IT IS 9:00 ON YOUR SATURDAY MORNING. I’M AVA RASH. WE WANT TO KICK THINGS OFF WITH PITTSBURGH’S ACTION. WHETHER METEOROLOGIST JILL SZWED AND YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. AND YOU HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS FOR US THIS WEEKEND WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. RIGHT. WITH ALL THIS SUNSHINE. GREAT FEEL TO THE AIR TOO. NOT TOO COOL. NOT TOO HOT. KIND OF A GOLDILOCKS ZONE FOR US. AND WE’LL ENJOY IT. NOT JUST FOR THE WEEKEND, BUT REALLY THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS TOO. SO TODAY KICKS OFF A SUNNY STRETCH FOR US THAT WILL EXTEND INTO THE EARLY PART OF JUNE. MAYBE THE ONLY LITTLE HICCUP THIS WEEKEND. YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY NOTICED IT. IF YOU’VE BEEN OUT THIS MORNING, IT’S A LITTLE BREEZY. WE ARE GOING TO FIND SOME WIND GUSTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THAT COULD KICK UP ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 15 TO 20MPH. THAT BREEZE COMING IN OUT OF THE NORTH, SO WILL ADD A LITTLE EXTRA COOLNESS TO THE AIR, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE HANGING OUT IN THE SHADE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 70S AND WE STAY COMFORTABLE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, TOO. LOVE TO SEE IT. LOTS OF BLUE SKIES. TAKE A LIVE LOOK OVER THE PARKWAY EAST. SOME OF THE EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS OF PITTSBURGH. FROM OUR VANTAGE POINT HERE AT WTAE, CHANNEL FOUR WITH ACTION CAM TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOW 70S THIS AFTERNOON, 72 FOR PITTSBURGH, 71. UNIONTOWN, WASHINGTON. MONROEVILLE CRANBERRY 70 IN NEW CASTLE AND KITTANNING. MEANWHILE, SPOTS LIKE GREENSBURG AND EVEN UP ALONG I-80, YOU’LL JUST BE IN THE UPPER 60S, BUT STILL NOT TOO SHABBY IN YOUR FOUR DAY FORECAST. LOOKS FANTASTIC TOO. TEMPERATURES WILL INCH INTO THE MID 70S. WE KEEP THAT SUNSHINE GOING. I’LL SHOW YOU HOW LONG YOU’LL NEED THE SUNGLASSES WITH YOUR 4-DAY PLUS 4 MORE IN A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH, JOE. NEW FOR US THIS MORNING. A MAN AND A WOMAN ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER A CRASH IN PITTSBURGH’S BROOKLINE NEIGHBORHOOD. PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS THIS CAR HIT A POLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 51 AND EDGEBROOK AVENUE JUST BEFORE 11 LAST NIGHT. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS BUT STABLE CONDITION. OFFICIALS SAY THE PASSENGER’S LEGS WERE TRAPPED BY THE COLLAPSED DASHBOARD, AND SHE HAD TO BE REMOVED THROUGH THE DRIVER’S SIDE. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS STABLE THIS MORNING. PITTSBURGH POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THIS CRASH. ALSO NEW FROM OVERNIGHT. A MAN IS IN CUSTODY AFTER A SWAT SITUATION IN PITTSBURGH’S TROY HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 11 LAST NIGHT. WHEN CITY OFFICIALS SAY FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CALLED TO A HOME ON TERRACE STREET FOR A REPORTED DOMESTIC SITUATION AND ROBBERY. WHEN INVESTIGATORS GOT ON SCENE, A MAN BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE. A WOMAN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THE MAN EVENTUALLY SURRENDERED AND WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT FOR VIOLATING PROBATION. HE’S GOING TO FACE NEW CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO THIS INCIDENT. AND NEW. ON FOUR THIS MORNING. POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A WOMAN WHO THEY SAY STABBED ANOTHER WOMAN IN WILKINSBURG. ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, THE VICTIM TOLD POLICE A 36 YEAR OLD BRITTANY WILLIAMS STABBED HER ON COLE STREET YESTERDAY EVENING. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. WITNESSES ALLEGEDLY TOLD POLICE THAT WILLIAMS WAS SWINGING A BOX CUTTER AND STABBED THE VICTIM WITH IT, BEFORE THREATENING OTHERS. WILLIAMS IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES, INCLUDING TERRORISTIC THREATS, RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT AND ASSAULT. A WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HER ARREST. RIGHT NOW, PITTSBURGH POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR THIS 12 YEAR OLD GIRL. LEONA WAS LAST SEEN YESTERDAY MORNING AT HER HOME ON PARK STREET IN THE CITY’S KNOXVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD. SHE’S DESCRIBED AS FIVE TWO, 140 POUNDS, WITH BROWN EYES AND BROWN HAIR. INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE SPENDS TIME NEAR THE 300 BLOCK OF BROWNSVILLE ROAD AND ATTENDS URBAN PATHWAY SCHOOL. IF YOU SEE HER, CALL 911. NEXT FOR US THIS MORNING, A CHILD NEARLY DROWNED IN A POOL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AND NOW STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING. THE FIVE YEAR OLD WAS LAST REPORTED TO BE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. REPORTER YASMIN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE LATEST ON THIS INVESTIGATION FOR US OUT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. STATE POLICE SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE ON PINE NUT DRIVE IN NOTTINGHAM TOWNSHIP AROUND 240 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TROOPERS DISPATCHED VERY QUICKLY AND WERE ON SCENE WITHIN ABOUT TEN MINUTES. TROOPERS SAY THEY FOUND A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY PULLED OUT OF HIS FAMILY’S IN-GROUND POOL, THE FAMILY TELLING OFFICIALS THEY FOUND HIM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL. IT BECAME A REAL QUICK QUESTION OF WHERE’S HE AT? AND THEN IT WAS A LOCATION INSIDE, IN THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL, WE’RE LOOKING AT ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 15 MINUTES OF THAT DROWNING TAKING PLACE. STATE POLICE SAY THEY PERFORMED ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF CPR ON THE LAWN, ALONG WITH EMS AND FIRE RESCUE. CPR CONTINUED FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 40 ISH MINUTES. AS WE LOADED THE YOUNG BOY INTO THE AMBULANCE AND TRANSPORTED HIM DOWN TO THE ROAD FOR THE LIFE EVACUATION TO PITTSBURGH’S HOSPITAL. THAT YOUNG BOY TAKEN TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL WITH WATER ELEMENT. SOMETIMES THAT CPR CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE LENGTHY TO. TO GET THAT HEART RATE BACK OR THE BLOOD FLOWING IN A DIFFERENT WAY, TRYING TO GET THE WATER OUT. EARLY INVESTIGATION SHOWS NO FOUL PLAY OR ANY USE OF ALCOHOL FROM THE ADULTS WHO WERE AROUND THAT YOUNG BOY. THIS POINT IT JUST SEEMED LIKE IT WAS A FAMILY PARTY ON A FRIDAY JUST WITH AN ACCIDENT. AND NOW OFFICIALS ARE USING THIS TIME TO REMIND EVERYONE OF WATER SAFETY TIPS AHEAD OF THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE FLOATING SYSTEMS, THE STANDARDIZED VESTS, AND ALSO LIKE WHAT YOUR CHILD IS WEARING. YEAH, THERE’S A LOT OF GOOD PICTURES THAT FLOAT AROUND ON THE INTERNET WITH WHAT BATHING SUITS YOUR CHILD SHOULD WEAR, AND IT KIND OF SHOWS YOU IN THE WATER, WHAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE. JASMINE RODRIGUEZ, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JASMINE. NOW TO BEAVER COUNTY OFFICIALS IN THE CITY OF ALIQUIPPA HAVE A WARNING FOR PARENTS AFTER A TEN YEAR OLD REPORTEDLY POINTED THIS FAKE GUN AT A POLICE CRUISER. THE MAYOR MADE A SOCIAL MEDIA POST SAYING THAT WHILE NO ONE WAS HURT, THIS INCIDENT IS A GOOD REMINDER FOR PARENTS TO TALK ABOUT GUN SAFETY WITH KIDS. THE POST WENT ON TO SAY SITUATIONS INVOLVING FIREARMS OR OBJECTS THAT APPEAR TO BE FIREARMS CAN ESCALATE QUICKLY AND HAVE TRAGIC OUTCOMES. A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A PREGNANT WOMAN IN MCKEESPORT HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER. PROSECUTORS SAY ISAAC SMITH SHOT AND KILLED 26 YEAR OLD KARLI SHORT AND HER UNBORN BABY IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021. HER BODY WAS FOUND IN AN ALLEY NEAR HER HOME. A JURY FOUND SMITH GUILTY IN COURT YESTERDAY. SCHWARTZ, A FORMER NFL PLAYER, BRANDON SHORT, POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER THE VERDICT, SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, THERE ARE NO WORDS FOR WHAT THIS MOMENT MEANS FOR OUR FAMILY. HE WENT ON TO THANK THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AS WELL AS THE DETECTIVES AND OFFICERS, SAYING, QUOTE, YOUR COMMITMENT TO CALI, TO FINDING THE TRUTH AND HOLDING HER ACCOUNTABLE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. SMITH IS SET TO BE SENTENCED IN COURT LATER ON NEXT MONTH. A 16 YEAR OLD IS FACING CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO AN ALLEGED ASSAULT OUTSIDE THE WHOLE FOODS IN PITTSBURGH’S EAST LIBERTY NEIGHBORHOOD. POLICE SAY THE ATTACK WAS SO VIOLENT THAT THE VICTIM WAS UNCONSCIOUS, BLEEDING FROM THE HEAD AND REQUIRED CPR ON SCENE. THIS MONTH ALONE, WE’VE SEEN A NUMBER OF CRIMES HERE IN THE CITY LINKED TO TEENS. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY’RE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE REST OF SUMMER. IT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE, LIKE EVEN WITH SUMMER COMING UP, A LOT OF BUSINESSES MIGHT LIKE CLOSE DOWN EARLY OR LIKE NOT ALLOW AS MANY PEOPLE INSIDE. AND IT’S GOING TO RUIN IT FOR A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. I DON’T FEEL LIKE SAFE. I FEEL LIKE SOMEONE’S GOING TO COME UP BEHIND ME, MAYBE LIKE, HIT ME. SOMEONE LIKE A GROUP OF PEOPLE, THEY’RE GOING TO COME AND LIKE, ATTACK ME. YEAH. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO RATHER THAN JUST GO AROUND LOOKING FOR KIDS. IT’S ABOUT THESE CRIMES AND WHAT IS BEING DONE. THE MAYOR’S OFFICE SAID THEY HAD NO COMMENT UNTIL THEY HAVE MORE INFORMATION. WELL, THIS SUMMER WE’RE GOING TO SEE A BREAK IN A LONG STANDING SHADYSIDE TRADITION AND BELOVED CONCERT SERIES, THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCING JAM ON WALNUT IS CANCELED THIS YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION POINTS TO SAFETY CONCERNS AS ONE OF THE REASONS. REPORTER JORDAN CIOPPA IS HEARING FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT HOW THIS IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY. THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES JAM ON WALNUT HAS BROUGHT CROWDS TO THE STREETS OF SHADYSIDE FOR YEARS, BUT IN 2026, THAT TRADITION COMES TO AN END. I THINK IT’S A LOSS. I THINK IT’S A LOSS FOR THE BUSINESSES. I THINK IT’S A LOSS FOR THE STREET. I THINK IT’S A LOSS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. MATT TURNER OWNS THE SHADY GROVE RIGHT OFF WALNUT STREET. HE SAYS HIS BUSINESS BENEFITED FROM THE RECOGNITION IT RECEIVED AT THE MONTHLY EVENT. IT OPENS UP OUR CUSTOMER BASE. WE’RE KIND OF A HIDDEN GEM, LIKE YOU CAN’T SEE US FROM FIFTH AVENUE OR FROM OTHER PLACES. WE DON’T HAVE ANY BIG BILLBOARDS. SO TO LOSE AN EVENT THAT BRINGS THE MOST PEOPLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I JUST THINK IT’S LOST. IN A POST TO SOCIAL MEDIA, THE SHADY SIDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CITED CONCERNS REGARDING SAFETY, CLEANLINESS AND UNDERAGE DRINKING AS REASONS FOR THE CANCELLATION. THE CHAMBER SAYS THE DECISION DID NOT COME FROM THEM. I’VE ALWAYS FELT CROWDED, BUT I HAVE NEVER FELT UNSAFE. IT’S ALWAYS A YOUNGER CROWD. I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE OVER 25. IT’S A LITTLE BIT OF A CONFLICTING EVENT, RIGHT? IT GAVE KIDS SOMETHING TO DO, BUT IT ALSO CREATED A PROBLEM FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. JOHN WILLIAMS WORKS AT PENNSYLVANIA LIBATIONS AND SAYS THE CROWD AT JAM ON WALNUT COULD BE HANDLED BETTER IF IT MAKES A COMEBACK IN THE FUTURE. IT ALSO BECAME A BIT OF AN IMPEDIMENT FOR, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, SLEEP QUALITY AND, YOU KNOW, NOISE LATE INTO THE NIGHT. SUMMERS IN SHADYSIDE WON’T BE TOTALLY FREE OF TUNES. A NEW SUMMER MUSIC SERIES WILL REPLACE JAM AND WALNUT ONE SATURDAY PER MONTH, JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER. I’M PRO. ANYTHING OBVIOUSLY BRINGS MUSIC. I’M DISAPPOINTED AGAIN, WE’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A FUNDRAISER THAT OBVIOUSLY GENERATES SOMETHING FOR A GOOD CAUSE. JORDAN CIOPPA PITTSBURGH’S ACTION A HEADS UP IF YOU’RE HEADING TO KENNYWOOD TODAY, THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING A STRICTER CHAPERON POLICY. THIS COMES AFTER ITS TEAM WAS MADE AWARE OF AN UNAUTHORIZED GATHERING PLANNED AT THE PARK. IN A POST ONLINE, KENNYWOOD WRITES, QUOTE, WE HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS. THE PARK WENT ON TO SAY THAT THEY WILL
Pro basketball player arrested at Pittsburgh Airport over child support case
Updated: 11:22 AM EDT May 30, 2026
A professional basketball player and a former Schenley High School basketball player was taken into custody Friday for owing more than $100,000 in child support. VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus said 36-year-old DeAndre Kane has been a fugitive since 2023, after he failed to appear for a Family Court hearing about missed child support payments. The sheriff’s office, Allegheny County Police Department, and the United States Department of State worked together this week when they learned Kane would be returning to Pittsburgh on Friday from Iceland, where he currently lives while continuing his pro-basketball career. Investigators took Kane into custody at the Pittsburgh International Airport as he got off his flight from Iceland.Kane was taken to the Allegheny County Jail to await a hearing in Family Court.Kraus said Kane, who led Schenley High School to a City League basketball championship in 2008, has been playing professional basketball overseas for various teams since 2014.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
A professional basketball player and a former Schenley High School basketball player was taken into custody Friday for owing more than $100,000 in child support.
VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4
Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus said 36-year-old DeAndre Kane has been a fugitive since 2023, after he failed to appear for a Family Court hearing about missed child support payments.
The sheriff’s office, Allegheny County Police Department, and the United States Department of State worked together this week when they learned Kane would be returning to Pittsburgh on Friday from Iceland, where he currently lives while continuing his pro-basketball career.
Investigators took Kane into custody at the Pittsburgh International Airport as he got off his flight from Iceland.
Kane was taken to the Allegheny County Jail to await a hearing in Family Court.
Kraus said Kane, who led Schenley High School to a City League basketball championship in 2008, has been playing professional basketball overseas for various teams since 2014.
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