Man Arrested After Bethel Park Stand-off

BETHEL PARK, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man is in custody after a stand-off in Bethel Park Wednesday. A Bethel Park Police Department official said officers responded to the 1300 block of Stoltz Road around 5 p.m. for a domestic disturbance. Court documents say a man reported to 911 dispatchers his brother, Daniel Lipford, was intoxicated and his girlfriend was covered in bruises. When police arrived, he told them Lipford physically assaulted his girlfriend and was inside the house with her 2-year-old, refusing to come outside. He also reportedly had access to a shotgun. Lipford’s girlfriend came outside, but her son was inside and police could not get Lipford to come out. Officers surrounded the home and requested help from SWAT and other area police departments. Part of Stoltz Road, as well as Beverly Court, Falla Drive and Claytonia Drive, were closed while first responders were negotiating with the man. By 9:15 p.m., police say the man, identified through court records as Daniel Lipford, released the child. He was taken into custody on an arrest warrant for simple assault, terroristic threats and strangulation. All roads reopened just before 10 p.m.