A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman in Penn Hills has been charged with homicide, and now police say they’ve linked him to nearly a half-dozen other crimes across the area.<\/p>\n
Allegheny County Police said in a press release on Saturday that while investigating 45-year-old Jinx Hairston’s death<\/a>, they connected the suspect, 43-year-old George Mitchell II<\/a>\u00a0of Homestead, to several other violent crimes on Thursday, including two hit-and-run crashes that injured four people, a carjacking and an attempted stabbing.\u00a0<\/p>\n Suspect charged in fatal stabbing<\/p>\n County police said it all began when they were notified around 9:30 p.m. Thursday about a stabbing on Penny Drive. Investigators said Mitchell drove Hairston to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n After talking to witnesses and reviewing surveillance video, police said they learned Mitchell was responsible for the stabbing. As they continued to investigate, police said they connected Mitchell to a string of violent incidents. \u00a0<\/p>\n Police lay out crime spree timeline<\/p>\n County police on Saturday detailed a timeline of the alleged crime spree, saying it began shortly after 3 p.m. when the Eastern Regional Mon Valley Police Department was dispatched to Bell Avenue in North Braddock after a woman said a man approached her from behind, grabbed her and held a gun to her head. She told police he chased her around a parking lot while pointing the gun at her as she tried to get away.<\/p>\n Then, about an hour later, Penn Hills police were called to Dauntless Drive for reports of a man trying to carjack an elderly couple at knifepoint. Police said Mitchell approached each victim, held a knife to their necks and demanded the keys, which he later dropped before fleeing in a black Cadillac sedan.<\/p>\n Not even half an hour later, police said Penn Hills police were called to Sampson Street for reports of a man and teenager who were hit<\/a>\u00a0when a Cadillac veered off the road. Less than half a mile away and just one minute later, police said Mitchell hit two teenage girls<\/a> on Doyle Street in Wilkinsburg.\u00a0<\/p>\n Then, at 7:30 p.m., Penn Hills police were dispatched again after a man walking on Penny Avenue said he was nearly hit by a black Cadillac sedan. The man told police that the driver got out and tried to stab him with a knife.\u00a0<\/p>\n Suspect arrested after manhunt<\/p>\n An hourslong manhunt for Mitchell ensued after police said he crashed a different car on Frankstown Road around 2 a.m. Police said he was eventually taken into custody at 5 a.m. on Friday. \u00a0<\/p>\n County police said Mitchell was denied bail and remains in the Allegheny County Jail.\u00a0<\/p>\n