"Person of interest" in Rostraver Township woman's killing in custody on unrelated charges
A "person of interest" in the killing of Jennah Seibert, a 24-year-old woman shot to death inside her home in Rostraver Township last month, is in custody on unrelated charges, prosecutors announced on Wednesday.
The Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office said local, county, state and federal law enforcement have continued to "extensively" investigate the killing of Seibert, who was found dead in her home on Lenity School Road on April 11.
A "person of interest" has been identified and is in custody on unrelated charges, county detectives and Rostraver Township police confirmed. Officials didn't release any other information, citing an active and ongoing investigation.
According to sources, 39-year-old Dorian Jeri-Greene is the man in custody. He was taken into custody in Tampa, Florida, on burglary charges out of Washington County on Tuesday morning.
In court papers obtained on Thursday by KDKA-TV from the Hillsborough County Sheriff Office in Florida, Jeri-Greene has waived extradition back to Pennsylvania, meaning he is likely to return to the commonwealth for questioning.
"I can only confirm anything that we had in our statement yesterday," Ziccarelli said when KDKA-TV asked her about the development at an event in Greensburg. "But it is an active and ongoing investigation, and I can't comment any further at this time."
Police trace steps of "person of interest" in Seibert's killing
Following Seibert's death, authorities released photos of a person of interest, asking the public for help finding him.
According to court paperwork, Seibert's fiancé was the one who called 911. He told police that her car, a black Lexus SUV, had been stolen. Her vehicle was later found about 8 miles away in a gravel parking lot in Monongahela along Sycamore and Morton streets.
Police served a search warrant for surveillance video from several nearby businesses, including a bank and a 7-Eleven. The videos showed Seibert's SUV in the area on April 11 and images of a man police called a person of interest. The district attorney's office confirmed that man is the same person taken into custody on charges unrelated to Seibert's case.
Jeri-Greene was taken into custody by the Hillsboro County Sheriff's Department in Florida on a warrant out of Washington County. Tampa police said Jeri-Greene was picked up by officers assigned to the U.S. Marshal Task Force.
According to police paperwork, Jeri-Greene was wanted out of Donora for charges including robbery, burglary, receiving stolen property and strangulation after he allegedly broke into a home and assaulted a woman inside before taking off through a neighbor's yard with a hatchet in hand.
Sources confirm Jeri-Greene was taken into custody in Florida, and sources confirm he is the person of interest in Seibert's case, though he has not been charged.
It was not immediately clear how Seibert and Jeri-Greene knew each other.
Police said there is no further threat to the community.
