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Police arrested two more men in connection with the theft of an alleged drug dealer’s drugs, court documents stated.
Altoona resident James K. Ross-Johnson, 21, and 19-year-old Kyler Luckadoo, who has no fixed address, were arraigned Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Fred Miller on numerous felony charges, including burglary, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and aggravated assault, according to court documents.
On Jan. 21, Luckadoo and Johnson-Ross allegedly aided Jason Sanderlin, who was arraigned Jan. 30, in stealing marijuana from Dakota Holliday in the wee hours of the morning.
The theft was discovered by police when they acted on confidential information that Holliday might be selling marijuana, but a search of his home only yielded a small amount of the controlled substance, a criminal complaint stated.
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Police added drug charges to a list of offenses for a Tyrone woman involved in a drug bust on New Year’s Eve, Blair County court documents stated.
Arica M. Robenolt, 28, was arraigned Wednesday by Magisterial District Judge Matthew Dunio on a felony drug-related charge and multiple misdemeanors, according to court documents.
On Dec. 31, Robenolt was staying at the Econo Lodge on Pleasant Valley Boulevard when police stopped Valerie Sprankle, who was leaving the motel, for driving with a suspended registration, police reported.
Sprankle told police she was visiting Robenolt to borrow some clothes, but after compiling a search warrant for Sprankle’s car, Logan Township police discovered methamphetamine in the vehicle, the Mirror previously reported.
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A crowdfunding campaign created Sunday could help family members pay for the burial costs of three Coalport residents who died Saturday as a result of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
“It’s a sad time for Coalport,” Coalport Mayor Peggy Maddalena said. “I’m sure the people of Coalport will pull together to support those involved in this tragic incident.”
A malfunctioning furnace caused carbon monoxide to leak into a Main Street residence Saturday, killing 67-year-old Robert McClellan, his 57-year-old wife, Brenda, and her brother, Ronald Jasper, 68, state police reported.
The crowdfunding campaign was created on www.gofundme.com by Tina Oshall to help pay for the family’s funerary costs. By late Monday afternoon, 63 people had donated nearly $4,000 to
After leading police on a high-speed chase through Altoona on Tuesday, a city man was discovered hiding under a bush with a significant amount of illegal drugs,
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Six people allegedly beat and robbed a woman near Gospel Hill in October, and the first of the alleged assailants was arraigned Thursday, court documents stated.
Altoona resident Emily Eirhart, 19, was arrested Wednesday by Altoona police and charged with robbery, inflicting and threatening bodily injury, aggravated assault, simple assault, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief and tampering with property, for her alleged involvement in the 2020 altercation, according to court documents.
Recently, Eirhart and several co-defendants provided the Altoona Police Department with taped confessions, prompting Eirhart’s arraignment, a criminal complaint stated.
In October, Eirhart and co-defendant Jason Z. Sanderlin, 20, plotted to ambush the victim as part of a revenge plot, because Eirhart and Sanderlin blamed the victim for their faltering relationship, police reported.