Pittsburgh Aggravated Assault Sentences and Case Outcomes
Yarbough’s 182–364 months plus one year of probation and McCullough’s 10–20 years plus two years of probation are aggregate Pennsylvania judgments, not isolated aggravated-assault terms or a citywide sentence range.
Two Judgments, Not Four Sentence Endpoints
| Defendant and record | Reported offense point | Judgment and review | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Yarbough; CP-02-CR-0005096-2021 with CP-02-CR-0000511-2025 | June 13, 2021; Elizabeth and Gertrude Streets, Hazelwood | April 24, 2025: 182–364 months imprisonment, then one year probation. Affirmed February 18, 2026. | Court memorandum copy, pp. 1–5 and conclusion |
| Michael McCullough; CP-02-CR-0005075-2019 | March 4, 2019; Liberty Avenue and Seventh Street | July 11, 2022: 10–20 years imprisonment, then two years probation. Affirmed September 24, 2024. | Court opinion copy, pp. 1–4 and conclusion |
What the Assault Convictions Establish
Both opinions identify aggravated assault under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(1), along with reckless endangerment and two firearms offenses. Yarbough’s February 5, 2025 verdict and consolidated appeals belong to one prosecution, not two independent cases. McCullough’s opinion identifies one count of each offense. Neither aggregate is allocated here to assault alone.
Source and Location Limits
The shooting points are described in the court narratives; hospital treatment and later airport or bridge arrests are not substituted as offense locations. Independent precise municipal-point qualification, full historical-law checking and complete later-docket review remain open. Affirmance does not establish exhaustion of every avenue of review.
The complete 13-page Yarbough memorandum and 15-page McCullough opinion were read from the linked court-document copies on September 29, 2026 UTC. The original Yarbough court PDF and McCullough court PDF had access limitations during this review; the copies are not labeled original government-hosted pages.
These selected reported records are not all Pittsburgh cases, an average, a typical sentence or a prediction. Imposed terms and unsuspended portions do not establish time actually served or a release date. Read the case-selection methodology, editorial standards and Pittsburgh sentencing hub. This is general information, not legal advice.