<div>A Saegertown-area man has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a domestic dispute resulting in a 7 1/2-hour armed standoff with Pennsylvania State Police that ended peacefully.John Andrew Nesbitt pleaded guilty Thursday before Crawford County Court Judge Francis Schultz to charges of aggravated assault and simple assault for the July 24 incident at his Hayfield Township home.State police initially charged Nesbitt, 44, with aggravated assault and strangulation plus two terroristic threats, two counts of simple assault, and a count of harassment.Nesbitt was scheduled to go on trial on all the charges next month in county court.However, in a plea agreement with the Crawford County District Attorney's Office, Nesbitt pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and one count of simple in exchange for the other charges not being prosecuted.The standoff at Hayfield Estates mobile home park came following a reported domestic incident around 5:20 p.m. July 24, according to court documents.Police alleged Nesbitt had assaulted a woman who then telephoned a relative for aid. Nesbitt surrendered without incident around 1 a.m. July 25 following negotiations with state police who had surrounded the home.Nesbitt remains held in the Crawford County Correctional Facility in Saegertown in lieu of $100,000 bond awaiting sentencing Dec. 4 by Judge Schultz.</div>

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Man enters guilty plea in domestic dispute standoff case

A Saegertown-area man has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a domestic dispute resulting in a 7 1/2-hour armed standoff with Pennsylvania State Police that ended peacefully. John Andrew Nesbitt pleaded guilty Thursday before Crawford County Court Judge Francis Schultz to charges of aggravated assault and simple assault for...