{"id":258128,"date":"2026-08-03T05:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/258128\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T05:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:38:23","slug":"pittsburgh-police-issue-arrest-warrant-for-man-accused-of-holding-ex-girlfriend-hostage-for-days-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/258128\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh police issue arrest warrant for man accused of holding ex-girlfriend hostage for days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Pittsburgh police have issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of holding his ex-girlfriend captive for several days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Michael Danko, 38, is charged with assault, kidnapping and strangulation, online court records show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to the criminal complaint, Danko\u2019s ex-girlfriend willingly spent time with him in an abandoned Marshall-Shadeland home July 26. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">When the woman tried to leave July 27, Danko punched and choked her until she passed out, she told police. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The woman claimed Danko took her phone and held her against her will until July 29, when she convinced Danko to walk outside with her. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">When she saw someone she knew passing by in a vehicle, she screamed for help and got in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police say the woman had a bruise over her eye and marks on her neck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" 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