PITTSBURGH — A man wanted for violating his probation after he was convicted of holding hostages by pretending to have a bomb at a bank in 2008 surrendered after spending nearly eight hours refusing to come out of a residence.

The suspect, Charles Cottle, 45, of West Homestead, was brought out in handcuffs shortly before 3 p.m. Friday after state police troopers first escorted a handcuffed woman from the apartment in Hempfield Township. The community is in Westmoreland County, about 25 miles east of Pittsburgh.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether Cottle or the woman would face any charges in connection with the standoff. Trooper Steve Limani, a spokesman for the state police barracks in nearby Greensburg, said only that the duo surrendered “without incident.”

Cottle is awaiting trial on charges of terroristic threats and disorderly conduct stemming from an incident June 16 in West Homestead. That’s where police said Cottle held them at bay for five hours after he refused to leave an apartment, prompting a SWAT team response.