CRANBERRY TWP — A Pittsburgh activist accused of vandalizing a home in the township late last month hit speeds of up to 95 mph while fleeing from police, according to court testimony on Friday, Oct. 3.

Shawn Lateff Green — who also goes by Lorenzo Rulli — had all of his charges held for the Butler County Court of Common Pleas following a preliminary hearing in front of District Judge Kevin Flaherty.

Green, 29, was earlier charged with felony fleeing police and one misdemeanor count each of stalking, loitering, criminal mischief, resisting arrest and possession of an instrument of a crime after he was accused of leading police on a high-speed chase from Cranberry Township to his home in Pittsburgh’s Northside neighborhood on Sept. 21.

While being questioned by assistant district attorney David Beichner, Cranberry Township resident Charles Richardson positively identified Green as the man accused of vandalizing his home located off England Road in the Meeder development.

Richardson said he was awoken by thumping at his window in the early morning hours of Sept. 21. He soon realized that Green was spray-painting various parts of his property and throwing eggs and other garbage before calling 911.

He said he then discovered spray-painted expletives on his home, garage door opener and Ring doorbell. Richardson told the court he took photographs of the damage.

Richardson said the two were in a relationship for about a month during the fall of last year and that Green had been trying to contact him “for a year now,” but that he had him blocked on “all platforms.”

“The month of April, I received over 300 (messages),” Richardson said. “It’s nonstop.”

He also told the court about an incident between him and Green hours earlier, just before midnight at a bar in Pittsburgh’s Northside.

According to Richardson, while the two were in their respective vehicles, Green allegedly began screaming at him, threw objects at his vehicle and blocked him from leaving the bar. Eventually, Richardson said, he was able to escape and drive home.

Cranberry Township Police officer Benjamin Miller testified that he was dispatched to reports of a caller stating that a man was spray-painting his residence.

Shortly thereafter, Miller told the court that he had seen a black sedan speeding from the scene and entering an intersection at Route 19 and American Way at a high rate of speed.

Miller testified that officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver, later identified as Green, quickly put the vehicle back in drive and fled.

From there, Miller said Green turned onto Dutilh Road, traveled eastbound in the westbound lanes of Route 228, crossed over a median and entered the southbound ramp onto Interstate 79.

During the pursuit, Miller said Green slowed down to around 30 mph at various points before speeding up again.

Green’s attorney, Kevin Chernosky, questioned why officers didn’t try to set up a blockade to end the chase. Miller said officers did not attempt the maneuver because “It was a safety concern, as well as the level of offenses involved.”

A prior affidavit also asserts that Green called 911 during the chase and made threats against both officers and the dispatcher.

Authorities said Green also livestreamed parts of the chase and its aftermath on social media, including videos showing officers outside his home.

Miller said Cranberry Township Police followed him until reaching the city limits, but at that point, Pennsylvania State and Pittsburgh Police were involved in the pursuit. Green continued south on I-79 before eventually reaching his residence in Pittsburgh, where he then refused to come outside for 45 minutes.

Eventually, officers shot pepper balls into his residence, prompting him to surrender.

Green’s next court date is scheduled for Nov. 18.