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Alum Bank man arrested for drugs

A Bedford County man was arrested in Altoona after police allegedly saw him packaging drugs.

Daniel Lee Loomis, 38, of Alum Bank was spotted by Altoona officers about 2:40 a.m. Saturday near The Palace, 2314 Union Ave.

Police saw Loomis, inside his vehicle, handling what appeared to be prescription pills and placing them into small bags, the report states. Police also saw a large amount of cash on his vehicle’s dash.

As officers made contact, they saw a hypodermic needle on his lap and Loomis was removed from the vehicle and taken into custody.

Police applied for and were granted a search warrant for the vehicle, with the search turning up 15 grams of methamphetamine, 6 grams of heroin, 45 amphetamine/dextroamphetamine pills, packaging material, two scales and $726 in cash.

Loomis was arraigned Saturday afternoon before Magisterial District Judge Paula M. Aigner on three felony counts of possession with intent to deliver, three misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Bail was set at 10% of $40,000 and Loomis was remanded to the Blair County Prison.

His preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 26 before Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones.

Altoona man pleads in federal court

An Altoona man was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.

Jonathan Hunt, 44, will be on supervised release for 10 years after he serves his prison sentence, according to First Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti.

Hunt was accused of distributing pornography images in 2021 and was found in possession of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, court documents state. Hunt pleaded guilty to the charges in October.

Morrisdale man enters guilty plea to trafficking

A Morrisdale man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced.

Brandon Kifer, 45, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Stephanie L. Haines to Counts One and Two of the indictment. His sentencing is set for March 26, 2026.

In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that, from February to March 2023, Kifer conspired to distribute and possessed with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture of fentanyl and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

According to court documents, Kifer and Jennifer Quick, 50, were arrested by state police on March 6 after they were allegedly trafficking drugs out of a Clearfield County motel room.

In January, Quick pleaded guilty in this case and a similar but separate case.

From Mirror staff reports