Robbery suspect arrested after being found in Jefferson Hills motel
JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa. (KDKA) - A robbery suspect is in custody after barricading himself inside a Jefferson Hills motel Friday night.
State police in Washington County said Thomas Spell turned himself in after officers found his car at a motel off Route 51 near Elliot's Barbecue.
Troopers said Spell, 42, stole money, cigarettes, and lottery tickets after threatening a clerk at the Kwik Fill convenience store in Somerset Township.
Spell remains in prison, awaiting arraignment.
