{"id":246184,"date":"2026-07-17T21:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/246184\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T21:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:52:09","slug":"man-arrested-for-pittsburgh-car-wash-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/246184\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for Pittsburgh car wash stabbing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A man wanted for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/man-critical-stable-condition-after-stabbing-pittsburgh\/6WD7TWXCE5ELZCC74ARXVJSP4Y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/man-critical-stable-condition-after-stabbing-pittsburgh\/6WD7TWXCE5ELZCC74ARXVJSP4Y\/\">a stabbing at a Pittsburgh car wash<\/a> was taken into custody on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Joseph Brandt, 46, was charged with aggravated assault earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The stabbing happened at Becks Run Car Wash on the 700 block of Bajo Street Wednesday evening at around 8:30 p.m<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to the criminal complaint, Joseph Brandt got into a fight with another man. When the other man tried to leave, Brandt allegedly grabbed a large knife from his truck and stabbed the man in the leg. The victim was taken to a hospital in critical but stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police said Brandt then entered his vehicle and drove away. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">On Friday, detectives from the Allegheny County Sheriff\u2019s Office learned that Brandt was at a home along 10th Avenue in Stowe Township. After making several announcements, detectives made contact with Brandt, who they said initially refused to come out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">After several minutes of talking, Brandt eventually surrendered. He was taken into custody and taken to the Allegheny County Jail. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man wanted for a stabbing at a Pittsburgh car wash was taken into custody on Friday. 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