Man accused of shooting at Pittsburgh police detectives taken into custody by US Marshals in Florida

A man accused of firing shots at Pittsburgh Police detectives in Penn Hills in October of last year was arrested by U.S. Marshals Thursday morning in Florida.

Darrell Barham was taken into custody without incident in Fort Pierce, Florida. He will be taken to an area jail pending extradition back to Allegheny County.

On Oct. 17, 2024, Pittsburgh detectives obtained a court order to conduct surveillance on Darrell Barham’s vehicle in the 100 block of Newfield Drive. Police said he left the house and noticed the two detectives.

The detectives began to drive away in an unmarked car and noticed Barham’s vehicle following them closely. They were traveling on Hulton Road near Iowa Street when they heard multiple shots fired and saw muzzle flashes coming from Barham’s car.

Authorities said at the time of the incident, Barham was under federal supervision for a prior 2014 federal drug conviction, which resulted in a Federal Supervised Release Violation Warrant being issued.

“The members of the Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force work tirelessly and diligently to locate Darrell Barham in Fort Pierce, Florida. And as a result of the quick actions of our Marshal Services counterparts in Southern Florida, this extremely dangerous individual is now off the streets and in custody,” U.S. Marshal Stephen Eberle said in a release.

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