(Washington County, PA) -- A man is facing charges after allegedly stopping his car in the middle of an interstate with his two young kids inside. Police say Anthony Muro parked his car in the middle of I-70 near the Speers exit Monday afternoon, got out of the vehicle and "aggressively approached" a state trooper who was sitting in his cruiser on the side of the road. Muro reportedly tried to grab the trooper's gun but was restrained and arrested. His three-and nine-year-old children, who were in the vehicle, were not harmed. Muro is looking at assault, resisting arrest and child endangerment charges.
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