Crime & Safety
Police: Man Swings Ax at People in Frick Park
The man is also accused of making a racial slur.
Pittsburgh police arrested a man for swinging an ax at people in Frick Park, according to KDKA.
Frederic Park, 39, is charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and ethnic intimidation.
The TV station reports Park threatened several people with an ax on Saturday and ran from police.
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He allegedly came back Sunday, made a racial slur to an African-American man and said "God bless the KKK" before swinging an ax towards him, according to the report.
Park is being held in the Allegheny County Jail.
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