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An alleged drug deal turned sour Wednesday near Prospect Park, resulting in an Altoona couple being charged for armed robbery, court documents stated.
Crystal Walls, 35, and Brandon Silver, 29, are facing numerous firearms- and theft-related charges after a woman told police they took her money, gave her fake methamphetamine and forced her out of their vehicle at gunpoint, according to court documents.
Silver allegedly communicated with the victim through Facebook about selling meth to her, and set up the exchange location at Prospect Park, police reported.
The victim waited in an alley near the park until she was picked up by Silver and Walls in a blue Pontiac.
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While investigating a trespassing complaint Wednesday at the Cedar Grove Motel, 1671 Bellemeade Drive, police arrested a city man on unrelated drug charges, court documents stated.
Michael A. Stine, 38, was arraigned Friday by Magisterial District Judge Ben Jones on drug- and firearms-related charges, and he is currently detained at Blair County Prison on a $75,000 cash bail, according to court documents.
Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, the motel’s owner flagged down a Logan Township police officer to discuss a complaint about a trespasser, police reported.
While investigating the complaint, an officer initiated an interview with two men and a woman exiting a motel room, a criminal complaint stated. A second Logan Township officer arriving at the scene recognized one of the men as Stine, who had an open arrest warrant for narcotics charges, court documents stated.