Turtle Creek man arrested after having gun, leading police on brief chase
A Turtle Creek man is behind bars after he led police on a brief chase while he had a gun in his pocket.
James Kendrick, 29, was seen in the area of Rhine Street and Buente Street in Spring Garden with a heavy, weighted object in his pocket on April 17.
The object was believed to be a firearm. Kendrick was known to officers to be a person not to possess, Pittsburgh police said.
When police approached Kendrick, he ran off. They caught up to him after a short pursuit and confirmed the object in his pocket was a gun with an obliterated serial number.
Kendrick is charged with possession of a firearm with an altered manufacturer’s number, carrying a firearm without a license, evading arrest or detention on foot and prohibited acts. He is being housed in the Allegheny County Jail.
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