Pittsburgh, PA (PPP)— On March 17th, 2023, Pittsburgh police officers responded to a domestic violence call involving a weapon.

The caller reported that a man had made threats with a knife and was later identified as Robert Williams. Williams had been in a verbal argument with another male in the house and had threatened him with a knife, according to a criminal complaint filed in district court.

The caller reported that Williams retrieved a rifle from a bedroom and made a threat to kill everyone in the room. Another male approached the officers and reported that Williams had made threats against him in the past with firearms, according to the complaint.

Williams was taken into custody and searched for weapons. Officers located a shotgun with a rifle scope attached in a case in a bedroom. The firearm was not registered or reported stolen, according to the complaint.

Williams had previous guilty pleas for statutory rape and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. He was transported to the Allegheny County Jail without incident, according to the complaint.

Name: Robert Williams
Gender: Male
Age: 53

Agency: Pittsburgh Police Department

Court: Magisterial District Court 05-0-03
Docket Number: MJ-05003-CR-0001508-2023
Date Filed: March 18

Bail: $3,000
Confinement: Allegheny County Jail
Confinement Reason: Unable to post bail. Note: bail was posted on March 19 by Liberty Bail Bonds.

Criminal Charges

1. Possession of a firearm prohibited (Felony 1)
2. Terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another (Misdemeanor 1)
3. Terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another (Misdemeanor 1)
4. Simple assault (Misdemeanor 2)
5. Simple assault (Misdemeanor 2)

Affidavit of Probable Cause
On 03/17/2023 at approximately 2051 hrs Officer Jonczack and myself, Officer Foose (Unit 3210), were dispatched to ██ Finland Street for a Domestic Violence call involving a weapon. Dispatch informed Officers that the actor made threats with a knife.

Upon our arrival, Officers made contact with the caller who was identified as ███████. ███████ stated that her son-in-law, later identified as Robert Williams, was having a verbal argument with another male inside the house. Let it be known that this other male was uncooperative with Officers and refused to provide basic information. ███████ stated that Williams at some point grabbed a large silver knife and began threatening this unknown male. ███████ stated that she began arguing with Williams to drop the knife. ███████ stated that after some time, Williams put the knife in a sheath and stored it somewhere in the house. ███████ stated that Williams then went into a bedroom and came out with a “rifle”. ███████ stated that when Williams was holding the rifle, he stated “I don’t care, I will kill”.

While on scene, another male approached Officers to report threats Williams made to him. This male was identified as ███████. ███████ stated that Williams and him have been intimate in the past. ███████ stated Williams has made threats to him in the past with firearms. ███████ stated that he was in the room when Williams made threats with the firearm for the above incident. ███████ stated that Williams said he would kill everyone in the room. Due to ███████ and Williams being intimate partners in the past, Williams was placed into custody (double locked and checked for tightness).

███████ stated that she is the owner of the house. ███████ stated that Williams stored the “rifle’ in a bedroom inside a case. ███████ stated that she would like the firearm removed from her home. Officers located a rifle case behind the bedroom door. Inside the case was a Mossberg 835 shotgun (SN UM701086) with a rifle scope attached on top. Officers ran this shotgun but it was not registered or reported stolen. This firearm will be packaged and sent to the MCU.

I had index run a criminal history on Williams. Williams pled guilty to a Statutory Rape (OTN C483205-2) and guilty plea of a person not to possess (OTN G586444-5).

Officers Eyrolles and Duffola (Unit 3211) transported Williams to the ACJ without incident.