INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. —

Pennsylvania State Police said after a months-long search, they have arrested the man accused of making threats towards his landlord and later causing a lawnmower to explode in Westmoreland County.

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Officials told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that James Sever, 54, was taken into custody without incident Tuesday night.

According to a release from state officials, multiple officers were called to the Hoodlebug Trail in Indiana County after an off-duty Trooper reported a possible sighting of Sever.

A responding on-duty Trooper located Sever and observed him riding an e-bike along the Hoodlebug Trail. Sever immediately complied with the T

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