A city man is behind bars after allegedly vandalizing the Blair County Adult Parole and Probation Office and threatening to “cave in” an officer’s head with a brick.

Michael Snyder, 39, was arraigned Saturday by Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones on a single felony count of aggravated assault – fear of imminent serious bodily injury to designated individuals as well as misdemeanor counts of making terroristic threats, simple assault, obstructing the administration of law enforcement and disorderly conduct. He was remanded to the Blair County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail.

Altoona police were dispatched about 8:35 a.m. Saturday to the Blair County Adult Parole and Probation Office, 705 Eighth Ave., to investigate a report of institutional vandalism. The deputy chief of Blair County Probation told officers that the building and two county vehicles were damaged overnight. In addition to being vandalized, the vehicles had body damage and were taken out of service pending significant repairs, according to the affidavit of probable cause.

Witnesses told officers of a disturbance at the building the previous day involving Snyder, in which he yelled at the parole and probation officers about his supervision and accused them of taking away his children. The witnesses suspected that Snyder was behind the property damage, the police report states.

Officers were in the process of leaving the scene when Snyder was spotted walking along Seventh Avenue. An officer drove toward Snyder and exited his vehicle about 50 feet in front of Snyder before approaching him on foot. The officer reported that Snyder retrieved a brick from the ground and took a stance as if he was prepared to throw the brick at the officer, the report states.

The officer showed Snyder his Taser and told him to drop the brick multiple times, but Snyder kept his stance and repeatedly asked the officer where his children were. Snyder eventually dropped the brick and became compliant, the report states.

While officers were searching Snyder after his arrest, Snyder heard the officer speaking to a supervisor about the brick. Snyder then told the officer “I’ll cave your head in with it if I need to,” according to the affidavit.

Snyder is scheduled for a preliminary hearing April 1 in front of Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio.