A Williamsburg man is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a young boy starting when he was about 15 years old. Following an investigation spanning three years, Steven M. Lane, 71, was arraigned Thursday night before Magisterial District Judge Daniel DeAntonio on felony charges of trafficking in individuals – recruit/entice/solicit/etc., involuntary deviate sexual intercourse person less […]
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) An Altoona man is facing multiple felony charges after the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office and police found he uploaded over 100 photos of child pornography to online services.
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A juvenile is in custody on attempted murder charges after an investigation revealed he allegedly fired three shots at a rival near Altoona Area High School last month, court documents state.
Altoona resident Louis Antonio Colon, 17, was arraigned Monday by Magisterial District Judge Daniel DeAntonio on multiple charges as an adult, including felony attempted murder, two counts of felony aggravated assault, felony carrying a firearm without a license, and misdemeanor counts of possession of a firearm by a minor and three counts of recklessly endangering another person, according to court documents.
Using surveillance footage and eyewitness accounts, police were able to piece together the events of a shooting in Altoona on April 7.
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While executing multiple search warrants throughout Tyrone Borough, law enforcement agencies located nearly $7,000 worth of illicit drugs, a loaded handgun and about $2,650 in cash, Tyrone Borough police reported.
Tyrone resident Richard A. Ewing, 42, was taken into custody as a result of the operation, a Blair County Drug Task Force news release stated.
Police approached Ewing after he exited his home about 5 p.m. Wednesday while agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office conducted a warranted search of Ewing’s residence on the 1300 block of Blair Avenue, court documents stated.
While searching Ewing’s person, police discovered he was carrying a bag, which contained 2 ounces of methamphetamine, $330 in cash, a bag containing psilocybin mushrooms and a loaded handgun, a criminal complaint stated. Ewing’s prior criminal record prohibits him from possessing a firearm in Pennsylvania, according to court documents.
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An Altoona man with a criminal history of using GPS technology to stalk people was arraigned Wednesday in a separate stalking case, court documents stated.
Altoona police charged Matthew J. McDonald, 46, on Wednesday with several crimes, including forgery, stalking and theft, after his ex-girlfriend reported she discovered a tracking device magnetically attached to the underside of her vehicle, according to court documents.
The victim told police she briefly dated McDonald in December and January, but after they broke up, McDonald allegedly continued to text her, saying he knew her exact location, police reported.
After reading an article about McDonald’s prior convictions, in which he used a Spytec tracking device to harass another woman in 2019, the victim looked under her car and discovered a Spytec tracking device, a criminal complaint stated.