Man wanted since 2021 arrested in Wilmerding
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - After almost two years on the run, a man wanted on a bench warrant and accused of luring and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl has been arrested, the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday.
Cameron Salmon, 21, has been wanted since August 2021 when his bond was revoked on a case involving a firearm, the sheriff's office said.
Since then, police said Salmon was charged with an assault in Duquesne and a sexual assault in Swissvale.
Pittsburgh PA ---- Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced today that a Duquesne man wanted on a bench warrant as well as...
Posted by Allegheny County Sheriff's Office on Monday, March 6, 2023
In the sexual assault case, Allegheny County police said Salmon used the internet to lure a 14-year-old girl to the basement of a home in Swisvale and she told police Salmon assaulted her in front of her 13-year-old friend.
Over the past 48 hours, the sheriff's office said detectives got information that Salmon was at a home on Morningside Avenue in Wilmerding.
When detectives arrived Monday morning, they said Salmon tried to leave out the second-floor window but was stopped by a K-9. He went back inside and spent about 15 minutes talking with detectives before he surrendered.
He was taken to the Allegheny County Jail.