Steelers' WR Wilson's girlfriend arrested after standoff

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Girlfriend arrested after shots fired at Wilson's home

Associated Press






Updated: January 21, 2008, 1:31 AM ET

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WEXFORD, Pa. -- Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Cedrick Wilson's girlfriend was arrested Sunday after a nearly 12-hour standoff at Wilson's home that led to the evacuation of about 70 neighbors, police said.

Lindsey Paulat, 26, of Tarentum, was charged with aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person, KDKA-TV reported.

Robert Amman of the Northern Regional Police Department told the television station that the standoff began a few hours after an argument Saturday morning between Wilson and Paulat. Wilson left his Pine Township home about noon and Paulat's mother came to talk to her.

While her mother was there, Paulat fired two shots from Wilson's handgun into a wall, police said. No one was injured.

Paulat's mother left and police were called around 1 p.m.; neighbors were later evacuated as a precaution. The standoff ended when Paulat threw the gun from the front door, police said.

She was taken into custody about 12:45 a.m. Sunday.

Amman said that Paulat initially only wanted to talk to Wilson. Wilson returned about 5 p.m., but did not speak to Paulat.

"She was extremely upset and not being forthcoming with us initially, so it took some time to get through to her," Amman said.

Wilson, 29, was not available for comment, but Steelers spokesman Dave Lockett said Wilson was fine.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

 

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Psycho.

 

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She needs to be booked and kept in jail for a while...

 

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Steeler's girlfriend charged in standoff

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

By Torsten Ove and Wade Malcolm, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Fawn woman accused of firing a Pittsburgh Steelers player's gun inside his house in Pine and then holing up in the home for 11 hours over the weekend was awaiting arraignment yesterday in City Court but had yet to make an appearance before a judge.

Lindsey Paulat, 26, the mother of Steelers receiver Cedrick Wilson's 14-month-old baby, was reportedly undergoing a mental health evaluation pending her court appearance.

Lindsey Paulat

She is charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment in connection with a daylong standoff at Mr. Wilson's house that finally ended early Sunday morning when she threw his gun out the front door.

Contacted yesterday, Ms. Paulat's father, Gary, said the family would have no comment.

Robert Amann, chief of the Northern Regional Police Department that covers Pine and surrounding areas, characterized the incident as a domestic dispute between Ms. Paulat and Mr. Wilson.

The two got into an argument on Saturday morning and Mr. Wilson left to avoid an "escalation," the chief said. The baby was being cared for by a relative.

At some point, Ms. Paulat's mother, Mary Ann, went to the house to calm her down. It's not clear what contact the two had had earlier in the day. But police said Ms. Paulat fired two shots inside the house, one of them near her mother, with a gun owned by Mr. Wilson.

Ms. Paulat's mother wasn't injured and it's not clear if she was a target, but she left the house. Police arrived at about 1 p.m. and called in the county's SWAT team.

Around the same time, police ordered about 70 people in surrounding homes to evacuate. Some neighbors complained that the police action was "overkill," although evacuating buildings is standard procedure for SWAT standoffs.

Aware of those criticisms, Chief Amann and two Pine supervisors held an informational meeting attended by about 50 residents last night at the township municipal building. Some people at the meeting said they would have appreciated more of an explanation about why they were being forced to hastily leave their homes.

Chief Amann said that at the time, keeping people safe and handling the standoff situation was more important than explaining the reason for the evacuation.

Most people in attendance last night appeared satisfied with his explanation, and the chief received a round of applause when the meeting ended.

After the evacuation Saturday, Mr. Wilson returned to the scene and provided police with information to help them negotiate with Ms. Paulat.

Nearly 12 hours later, at about 12:45 a.m., she gave up.

Mr. Wilson couldn't be reached for comment.

"We're very happy that it resolved itself peacefully," said his agent, Kirk Kirkwood of Birmingham, Ala. "We anticipate that there are no other issues or action that we know of that will be involved. Cedrick and the young lady are both safe and secure and that's what we all want."

At the community meeting, Chief Amann told the attendees that police used a directory provided by their home owners' association to notify each resident of the situation. They also used the garage of 37-year-old Jackie Cunic's Blue Herron Drive home as a command center.

"I think the police did what they had to do to keep everyone safe," Ms. Cunic said.

Torsten Ove can be reached at tove@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1510.

First published on January 22, 2008 at 12:00 am