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Police: Greensburg Man Shows Knife While Women, Kids At Bus Stop

Police Say John William Bell Tries To Grab Officer's Taser At Eastmont

POSTED: 12:26 pm EDT October 23, 2009
UPDATED: 6:28 pm EDT October 23, 2009

Greensburg police say a Westmoreland County man showed a large knife while two women were waiting with children at a bus stop.

Eastmont Estates apartment
Eastmont Estates apartment complex in Greensburg

Officers responded to the scene at the Eastmont Estates apartment complex on Eastmont Drive.

"When we got there, the individual didn't want to listen to our officers," Greensburg Police Capt. George Seranko said. "Ended up, they had to subdue him, where he attempted to grab one of the Tasers but didn't get a hold of it. They did handcuff him and take him into custody."

The suspect -- identified as 50-year-old John William Bell -- was charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest and attempting to disarm an officer, police said.