A city man is facing assault and drug charges after police responded to a report of domestic violence and found over $92,000 worth of marijuana and other substances in his Altoona residence.

Christopher Augustine Mazur, 30, was arraigned in Blair County Central Court on Wednesday by Magisterial District Judge Benjamin Jones on 15 charges. Mazur is charged with one felony count each of corrupt organizations, deal in proceeds unlawful activity, aggravated assault – attempts to cause serious bodily injury or causes injury with extreme indifference, aggravated assault – attempts to cause or causes bodily injury with deadly weapon, two felony counts of delivery or possession with intent to deliver, one misdemeanor count each of endangering the welfare of children – parent/guardian/other commits offense, simple assault, resist arrest/other law enforcement, obstruct the administration of law/other government function, use/possession of drug paraphernalia, two misdemeanor counts of intentional possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered and one summary count of harassment.

Unable to pay the $50,000 monetary bail, Mazur was remanded to the Blair County Prison. He is scheduled to appear in front of Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio for a preliminary hearing on April 10.

The charges were brought after officers with the Altoona Police Department were dispatched on March 22 about 4:34 p.m. to the 1000 block of 10th Street for a report of a physical domestic in progress, court documents state. The caller told dispatch that Mazur was assaulting her daughter, the victim.

Once on scene, officers located the victim on the sidewalk outside the residence and saw a lump on her head. The victim told them that Mazur had struck her multiple times with a glass liquor bottle, according to the affidavit of probable cause.

When attempting to take Mazur into custody, Mazur “opened the door and held onto the doorknob with his left hand and pulled the door shut a little further each time” officers ordered him to step outside, police reports show.

Officers then pulled him out of the residence and into the driveway, where Mazur “made multiple statements conveying his unwillingness to comply.” Two pairs of handcuffs were used on Mazur as officers were “unable to place (Mazur’s) hands close enough together for only one pair of handcuffs to suffice,” court documents state.

Once Mazur was in custody, the victim told officers that the incident began when Mazur came home intoxicated and tried to “anger and humiliate her” by showing her nude pictures of other women on his phone. The victim said that Mazur became aggravated during the argument and told her to “stop complaining about the other women” and that if she didn’t, he would “hit her with a bottle,” police reports show.

Mazur then struck her twice in the head with a 750ml brandy bottle that contained four ounces of liquid, according to the affidavit. The bottle was later weighed at one pound, 11 ounces with the liquid inside.

The victim told officers that Mazur also punched her in the left arm and spit in her face during the argument. She then called her mother for help, followed by Mazur’s father in an attempt to have him calm Mazur over the phone, police documents show.

After the scene was cleared, officers contacted the victim’s mother for details on how she came to know that the victim was involved in an active domestic violence incident. The mother said that her daughter called her “to ask for help as she was being assaulted by (Mazur)” and that “she heard (the victim) crying and heard (Mazur) say ‘I’m gonna go get the gun,'” according to the affidavit.

A search warrant for firearms and related items was obtained and executed at the residence and, while looking for the guns, an officer “located a large amount of THC candies in the bedroom, under a child’s bed,” court records show.

A second search warrant for drugs, paraphernalia and U.S. currency was then obtained and executed at the residence. According to the affidavit, the following items were located and seized: about 10.2lbs of marijuana leaf with an estimated value of $92,000; 100 marijuana vape cartridges; four small and two large marijuana wax containers; 35 manufactured wax containers; a jar of marijuana coated in a white powdery substance; a jar containing psilocybin weighing about three ounces and valued at about $730; 132 packages of THC candies, “some of which closely resembled candies…commonly found in a supermarket”; three scales; packaging materials; various glass smoking devices and $14,050 in U.S. currency.

Officers noted in the affidavit that the THC candies were located under the bed of a minor. The packaging for the candies display “keep away from kids” and “use extreme caution” warnings, as well as state that they “had delayed onset effects, meaning a child could consume large quantities of the product before ever feeling any side effect.”

Court records show that the residence was found to be in “general disarray” and that “(Office of Children, Youth and Families) was involved with the family at the time of this incident due to previous reports about the living conditions of the home.”

Following Mazur’s preliminary arraignment, Jones addressed the issue of his bail reduction. Mazur’s father, Mark Gibson, was sworn in, and testified that he and his son went to “cannabis shows” in other states like New York and claimed that Mazur was only storing the drugs at his residence.

Gibson also claimed that the amount of marijuana that Mazur had was within the legal limit.

Jones told Gibson that Pennsylvania, and Blair County, was not New York or Washington, D.C.

“It’s a whole different ball game in PA,” Jones said.

When questioned on whether Mazur would have anything to put toward his bail, Gibson asked what happened to the money that was in Mazur’s residence. Jones said that it was in police evidence, then decided to keep Mazur’s bail at $50,000.

Mirror Staff Writer Rachel Foor is at 814-946-7458.