Man Charged With Multiple Violent Crimes

[WPXI]–A Pittsburgh area man already in custody on accusations that he hit two teen girls with his car is now also facing charges for a deadly stabbing in Penn Hills. According to our news partners at Channel 11, 43-year-old George Mitchell II was accused of hitting two teenage girls with his car following a robbery and was taken into custody after a manhunt. He was arrested early Friday morning after an hours-long search. He’s facing two counts of attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges for this incident. On Saturday, the Allegheny County Police Department announced that Mitchell was charged with homicide for the stabbing death of Jinx Hairston of Penn Hills. Investigators say they used witness interviews, surveillance video and other tools to identify Mitchell. Investigators also learned of a string of violent incidents on May 7, before and after the homicide, linked to Mitchell. Those include chasing a woman with a gun and an attempted car jacking, a man and boy being hit by a car and the fatal stabbing. Mitchell remains in custody at the Allegheny County Jail and was denied bail.