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HOLLIDAYSBURG The bulk of the drug-trafficking offenses filed in October against an Altoona man were dismissed Friday in a preliminary hearing where a defense attorney said the evidence failed to connect his client with the drugs, money or a bullet-riddled vehicle seized during a police investigation.
At the end of a two-hour hearing, Magisterial District Judge Daniel DeAntonio ruled that a single charge of possession with intent to deliver, filed against 33-year-old Jerrell S. Smith of Altoona, should be forwarded to Blair County Court.
In addition, DeAntonio forwarded several drug-trafficking charges against Stephanie B. Weyandt, 32, of Altoona, the owner of the bullet-riddled vehicle containing $62,000 in cash when searched in August. Her charges include corrupt organization, dealing in proceeds of an unlawful activity, possession with intent to deliver and criminal use of a communication device.