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Man Surrenders in Ross Township ATM Arson, Faces Multiple Charges

A criminal complaint says he told police he targeted a standalone machine to make a statement against the federal government.

Overview

  • Police say Keith Coyne Jr. turned himself in at Ross Township police headquarters around 6 p.m. Wednesday.
  • He is charged with two counts of arson and one count of criminal mischief.
  • Surveillance video showed a man carrying a gas can, dousing the Chase ATM on McKnight Road near Siebert Road, then igniting it shortly after midnight.
  • Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze as the Allegheny County Fire Marshal documented the scene and collected samples from a gas can left behind.
  • Investigators say the act appears to be vandalism rather than an attempt to steal cash, and they do not believe it is connected to the earlier Ross Park Mall shooting.