Hoodline – Pittsburgh: “A quiet Sunday morning on Sweetbriar Street turned violent when police arrived to find a man with blood on his hands and face, accused of swinging a knife at two people inside a Duquesne Heights home. Charles Ross now faces an aggravated assault charge after officers say he attempted to stab a female victim, who suffered minor cuts on both arms, while a second person present was not struck by the blade….

Officials believe Ross was under the influence of narcotics at the time of the incident, per the same account. Because of that suspected impairment, he was taken to a hospital and medically cleared before being transported to Allegheny County Jail — a step that aligns with standard Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and county jail intake protocol requiring suspects showing signs of acute narcotics intoxication or physical injury to be cleared at a medical facility before booking, according to a 2023 Abolitionist Law Center report.