Preliminary Hearing Held For Man In Stand-Off

October 18, 2022 2:55 am

A North Strabane man who held police at bay for several hours earlier this month, threatening to shoot them and himself, had his preliminary hearing on Monday. Lance Stumpf, 53 will face a felony charge of terroristic threats and a misdemeanor charge of prohibited firearms possession. Stumpf’s girlfriend called county 9-1-1 to report that he was threatening suicide and would shoot police if they showed up at his North Strabane Township home. The incident caused the blocking of township streets and the lockdown of Canonsburg Hospital before the it ended nearly eight hours later. Originally the firearms charge was a first degree felony charge but negotiation between the defense counsel and district attorney had the original felony designation modified to a misdemeanor charge. Stumpf was ordered to undergo mental health and drug and alcohol evaluations. He will be arraigned on November 28.