Police Arrest Blair County Man After Standoff

A Blair County man was taken into custody after a bathroom stand-off with police when they tried arresting him on a warrant for a sex offender registry violation.
Charles McChessney, 42, was wanted on a Blair County Sheriff’s warrant when police arrived to his Claysburg home after being tipped off about his location. According to the complaint, the tip came from someone close to McChessney and they told police he threatened to kill them and burn the house down if they called the police.