Westmoreland County authorities recovered two stolen guns while serving protection from abuse and eviction orders in New Kensington on Wednesday morning.

The Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office charged Ralph Earl Scott Jr., 18, of New Kensington with two counts of prohibited possession of a firearm and two counts of receiving stolen property.

The loaded handguns, a Glock .45-caliber and a Taurus 9 mm, along with a loaded extended magazine and additional ammunition, were found in Scott’s bedroom at a house in the 1100 block of Ross Avenue, according to a criminal complaint.

The Glock’s owner said he reported to New Kensington police Dec. 9 that it had been stolen from his truck. The owner of the Taurus said it was taken from his vehicle about two years ago and that the theft was reported to Harrison police.

A Westmoreland County judge issued a protection from abuse order against Scott on Tuesday, the complaint states. The order, requested by a woman, required that he be evicted from the residence and give up any guns he owned or possessed.

While no guns were found under Scott’s name, the woman told a sheriff’s deputy Scott had taken over her house, threatened her and her family with guns, and routinely carries a handgun that he has pointed at her, according to the complaint.

The Westmoreland County sheriff’s fugitive apprehension unit served the protection order because of the elevated threat level, the complaint states.

Scott’s record includes juvenile convictions for aggravated assault in March 2022 and June 2023, the complaint states.

Scott was arraigned by District Judge Henry Lee Moore and sent to the Westmoreland County jail in lieu of $100,000 bond. His preliminary hearing before New Kensington District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr. is scheduled for Thursday, according to court records.

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