Allegheny County

Bus aide accused of stabbing, hostage situation has “no history of violence,” sister says

Rochelle Pinkle - WPXI Rochelle Pinkle, who is a school bus aide, is facing 13 charges after Leet Township police said she stabbed a school nurse in the back and held a 14-year-old boy hostage at Watson Institute. (Allegheny County Jail/Allegheny County Jail)

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Channel 11 is learning more about Rochelle Pinkle, the bus aide accused of stabbing a school nurse at the Watson Institute and allegedly holding a student at knifepoint.

According to Pinkle’s sister, she is a good person and good nurse who has no history of violence and that this was completely out of character.

On Channel 11 News at 6 p.m., we’re talking to the suspect’s attorney about a possible motive in this case, and hearing from the victim for the first time.

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