A 25-year-old Braddock woman is facing multiple charges, including two felony counts of aggravated assault, after security screeners at Pittsburgh’s Rib Fest discovered she was carrying a registered firearm and she allegedly fought with officers trying to remove her from the event. Jalaya Monet Sudduth was taken into custody Saturday night at Gate B of Acrisure Stadium, where the altercation escalated from a routine security stop into a physical struggle with police.
According to WPXI, security discovered the firearm as Sudduth passed through metal detectors, and police advised her to leave it in her vehicle. She was told she could not enter the private event, but continued toward it anyway, according to the outlet’s report. Pittsburgh police officers working an off-duty detail at the festival that night were the ones who responded after stadium staff alerted them to an intoxicated, disorderly woman at Gate B.
Gate B sits along Art Rooney Avenue on the stadium’s south/northeast side and functions as one of the main pedestrian entry points during North Shore events, housing Guest Services, the box office, and entry to the Steelers Pro Shop and Hall of Honor Museum. It’s also where Acrisure Stadium’s security screening funnels visitors through metal detectors and a clear bag policy that limits non-clear bags to small clutches no larger than 4.5 by 6.5 inches, according to Visit Pittsburgh. The venue’s guest safety policy bars all weapons from entering, regardless of whether a visitor holds a valid concealed carry permit…