Crime & Safety
Wilkinsburg Man Accused of Threatening Paralyzed Policeman
Irvin Glaze was charged with harassment and other charges Monday, after authorities say he threatened officer James Kuzak. He was jailed today.
A Wilkinsburg man is in jail after the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department charged him Monday with threatening James Kuzak, the policeman who was paralyzed after being shot while responding to a home invasion while working in Clairton.
“Investigators say (Irvin) Glaze threatened to knock Kuzak out of his wheelchair following the acquittal of two men on attempted homicide charges in connection with (the) April 2011 home-invasion,” the Associated Press reported.
“Officials say the man, Glaze, also caused a disturbance in a courtroom after threatening Kuzak,” according to the news agency.
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Glaze, 43, was charged with misdemeanor counts of harassment, simple assault and making terroristic threats on Monday. He was also charged with disorderly conduct, a summary violation, according to online court records.
Those records show Glaze was arraigned Tuesday before Allegheny County President Judge Donna Jo McDaniel.
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Glaze was taken to the Allegheny County Jail after being unable to post a $15,000 bond, court records show.
A preliminary hearing for Glaze has been slated for 12:30 p.m. before McDaniel.
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