PITTSBURGH — A third suspect in the late-night stabbing of Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Mike Adams was captured as he attempted to flee his Florida motel room, Pittsburgh police said Friday.

Officers used a stun gun on Jerrell Whitlock, 26, after he tried to flee through a back door in his Gainesville motel room and refused officers' commands to get down, police said.

Whitlock had been sought on charges of attempted robbery, aggravated assault and conspiracy since Adams was stabbed twice in a June 1 attempted carjacking on Pittsburgh's South Side.

Two other men are already jailed on similar charges.

Adams had surgery for stab wounds, but the 6-foot-7 345-pound lineman expects to recover by training camp in late July. Adams told police the three men tried to carjack him, but he didn't have his car keys. One man then pointed a gun at his face while the other stabbed him twice before all three fled, according to police.

Police said detectives received a telephone call Tuesday from a family member that helped lead them to Whitlock's motel room. Whitlock and his girlfriend were taken to the Alachua County Jail, police said.

Whitlock was also wanted on an Allegheny County warrant for a probation violation for a firearms offense.

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State is banning bags from home athletic events this fall.Penn State announced Friday it is prohibiting backpacks, bags and purses from athletic facilities including Beaver Stadium, the Bryce Jordan Center and Rec Hall. Each fan will be permitted a single clear gallon-size plastic bag for medical and child-care items, officials said.Items abandoned at entry gates will be tossed.The new policy will add “an important additional layer of security for all the spectators and participants,” said Steve Shelow, assistant vice president for police and public safety at Penn State. “This policy brings Penn State in line with other peer institutions across the nation.”Michigan and Michigan State are other Big Ten Conference schools that prohibit bags from home games, Penn State said.Penn State's no-bag rule was first enforced at the Blue-White game in April.

HARRISBURG — Two elected officials suing the NCAA over the use of its $60 million fine from Penn State over how it handled the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal are seeking court-ordered mediation.State Sen. Jake Corman, a Republican who represents State College, and Democratic state Treasurer Rob McCord made the request to Commonwealth Court on Thursday. They're trying to keep the fine money in Pennsylvania.McCord issued a statement saying he was hoping for a “reasonable settlement” that will more quickly help Pennsylvanians who have been victims of child abuse.Penn State agreed to the penalties a year ago, along with a temporary loss of football scholarships and a four-year ban on postseason play.A court hearing on the lawsuit is scheduled for Wednesday.An NCAA spokeswoman declined to comment.

PITTSBURGH — A judge says he'll rule sometime next week on whether the Pittsburgh Steelers or the city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority must pay to add 3,000 seats to the team's 11-year-old stadium, Heinz Field.The Steelers argue in a lawsuit the new seats qualify as a “capital improvement” under language of the team's lease. If true, the authority must pay two-thirds of the $30 million cost. But authority officials say the new seats qualify only as a “modification” of the stadium which, under the language of the lease, would mean the Steelers pay the entire bill.Allegheny County Judge Joseph James — who has season tickets for the Steelers — heard those arguments Thursday and says he'll rule on the issue within a week.The stadium has about 65,000 seats, making it 25th in NFL seating capacity.

HARRISBURG — A former high-ranking state House Republican now serving prison time for public corruption is suing Gov. Tom Corbett and prosecutors who he says illegally hid evidence and denied him a fair trial.A newspaper reported Friday that Brett Feese’s lawsuit, now in federal court, raises the same argument that he’s pursuing in a state appellate court.Feese’s lawyer Joshua Lock says prosecutors violated Feese’s constitutional rights by destroying notes from interviews investigators conducted with prosecution witnesses.Feese was convicted in 2011 as part of a wider investigation into state lawmakers’ illegal use of taxpayer dollars and state employees for political campaign work.The investigation began in 2007 under Corbett when he was attorney general. A Corbett spokesman says Feese’s lawsuit is a desperate attack by a lawbreaker.