Dormont Man Arrested on Drug, Conduct Charges

A man was arrested on numerous charges after he first called the police for assistance, then allegedly refused to let them help. 

According to the report by Dormont police, Austin Deaver, 27, of Dormont called police at 12:15 a.m. on Jan. 1 and reported that his girlfriend was unconscious at his apartment in the 3200 block of West Liberty Avenue and needed help.

Police said when they arrived at the apartment, they found a bong-type device. At that point, according to the police report, Deaver told the police to leave the apartment and attempted to physically stop the police from getting to the woman.

Deaver was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness, possession of drug paraphernalia, and obstructing administration of law enforcement. He was held at the Dormont police station, and was later released on bond.

Also in the blotter: 

Jan. 1

• Police responded to Jamison’s on West Liberty Avenue at 2:27 a.m. after an officer on duty saw a man arguing with the owner outside the bar. Lance Trimbur, 32, of Brookline, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and with possessing an amount of suspected cocaine.

Dec. 27

• Police responded to Linda’s Hair Concepts on Potomac Avenue for a report that a Mt. Lebanon resident in her 80s had had a heart attack. The police used a Lucas Device (an automatic CPR machine) on the woman until paramedics arrived. The woman was taken to St. Clair Hospital for treatment, but died on Dec. 31.

Dec. 26

• Brandon Rubeo, 28, of Dormont, was arrested for public drunkenness at 11:35 p.m. after he attempted to enter a home he mistakenly thought was his own residence.

This information was supplied by Dormont Police. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

*Editor's note: This article was updated Jan. 7 at 5:18 p.m. to reflect a correction and new information from Dormont police regarding a Jan. 1 incident.

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