Man wanted for allegedly assaulting woman arrested in West Mifflin

CBS News Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A fugitive wanted for allegedly assaulting a woman was arrested after a K-9 stopped him from getting away, the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office said. 

Twenty-five-year-old Malik Banks has been wanted since April of last year when the sheriff's office said he failed to appear in court after being charged with firearms violations.

A month later, the sheriff's office said he was charged with aggravated assault after a woman told police he hit her under the eye with a gun. 

Pittsburgh PA ---- Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced today that a West Mifflin man, wanted on a bench warrant and active...

Posted by Allegheny County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, May 4, 2023

This week, the sheriff's office said detectives learned he was in a house on Midway Drive. When they went to the home on Thursday, the sheriff's office said Banks tried to escape out the rear door but was stopped by K-9 Woody. 

He was arrested without further incident and taken to the Allegheny County Jail, the sheriff's office said. 

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