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By Richard O Jones, Staff Writer 2:21 AM Sunday, May 29, 2011

WEST CHESTER TWP., Butler County — A 62-year-old man was arrested Friday evening after a standoff with the West Chester Twp. SWAT unit.

According to West Chester Twp. police Capt. Brian Rebholz, officers were investigating an online advertisement for an escort service operating at 8233 Meeting Street, apartment 111, in the Union Station apartment complex.

Deciding that the service was a sex-for-hire operation, officers took a female into custody at about 5:30 p.m., Rebholz said. West Chester Twp. resident Richard McNally, who police think operated the service, barricaded himself in a bedroom closet, according to Rebholz.

Officers on the scene contacted the West Chester Twp. SWAT unit for assistance, and McNally reportedly was apprehended without incident.

McNally was charged with promoting prostitution, obstructing official business and inducing panic. No charges have been filed against the female.

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