Man found dead in apparent homicide in Butler County, state police say; suspect detained

A man in Butler County has died in what Pennsylvania State Police believe to be a homicide.

The Butler City Police Department was originally dispatched to the 400 block of Miller Avenue in Butler City around 4 p.m. Saturday for a man who was declared deceased, state police said via a public information release report on Saturday night. 

Arriving officers worked to identify the victim, while they believed the scene indicated the man's manner of death was a homicide.

The deceased man was later identified as 69-year-old James Hoover, state police said.

The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Richard Swann II, was later found and detained by authorities. There is no current danger to the public, state police said.

He is facing charges of homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, and theft. Swann II is now being held at the Butler County Jail. 

Butler City police have requested that the Pennsylvania State Police assume responsibility for the investigation.