Police: Inmate Threatened Jail Guard, Cellmate With ‘Shank’

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An Allegheny County Jail inmate is accused of threatening a jail guard and his cellmate with a “shank” last month.
The incident happened just before 5 a.m. on May 24.
Officials say 28-year-old Joshua Evans, an inmate at the jail, approached an on-duty Corrections Officer who was getting ready to take several inmates to court hearings. Evans pulled out a 9-inch “shank” and threatened to assault the officer.
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