Posted on 12/05/2018 1:44:18 PM PST by Hojczyk
A Philadelphia man’s freedom from the Westmoreland County Prison on Tuesday was short-lived.
Moments after Thomas Lee Williams, 36, was released from the Hempfield jail at about 6:15 p.m., police said he attacked a West Leechburg woman in the parking lot, took her sport-utility vehicle and fled with her 1-year-old grandson in the back seat.
Williams crashed 2 miles away in Youngwood about 15 minutes later, ran into a wooded area and was eventually apprehended, according to county Park Police Chief Kirk Nolan.
Williams was back behind bars Wednesday on $250,000 bail.
Investigators will be examining surveillance video from outside the prison Wednesday. It appears the victims and suspect did not know each other, but authorities are continuing to investigate, Nolan said.
“As far as we know, it doesn’t seem there was any relationship,” he said.
Both the boy and his grandmother were taken to hospitals to be checked out. The woman had cuts and abrasions, Nolan said.
He encountered the 65-year-old victim in the parking lot and allegedly opened the door of her Kia Sorrento, hitting her numerous times in the face, back and shoulders, police said. He took the vehicle and crashed it in the area of Avenue A in Youngwood.
“He tried to get into another vehicle” but was unsuccessful and fled into a wooded area, Nolan said.
K9 officers from park and Greensburg police flushed him out of the woods. Authorities arrested Williams within about an hour of the alleged assault at the prison with the help of numerous police agencies and Youngwood firefighters, Nolan said.
Williams is charged with kidnapping, robbery of a vehicle and two counts each of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. A Dec. 21 preliminary hearing is set.
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It’s a right to have a car, even if it’s not yours.
Well, if I were Larry Sinclair, Obama would definitely leave a bad taste in my mouth. From what I hear Obama’s the kind of guy who wouldn’t even have the common courtesy to give a fellow a reach-around.
Surprisingly, the guy looks like he’s in his 20’s - not 36, at least to me.
Maybe he was dealing “fountain of youth drugs”?
He was jus’ trying to punch them into the mouth of that 65-year-old woman! He dindoo nuffin!
Back to his old cell, for LIFE. Stupid is as stupid does. Hope someone learned a lesson about viewing this criminal as fit for release.
Hell, he could have called a cab if he were sane and had a quarter. Why didn’t he have a “cell” phone?
Well, he had to have a car, didn’t he? /s
More like Yoda’s long lost son. (Sorry. Couldn’t resist).
Nailed him, you did.
Was not with him that day, the Force.
Well, the POLICE Force was, eventually.
LOL!
Hopefully the Jar-Jar Binks will be with him.
24/7.
So much for rehabilitation.
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