Kendall Michael Patter­son, 34, was arraigned Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio on a felony count of possession with intent to deliver and single misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was remanded to the Blair County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail.

Altoona police noted in their report they were aware of Patterson, through prior investigations, making routine late-night trips to Philadelphia before returning to Altoona. In a previous traffic stop on Patterson, officers confiscated about 10 grams of cocaine that he had hidden inside his shoe, according to the affidavit of probable cause.

Officers conducted another traffic stop on Patterson about 3 a.m. on July 2 due to his driving on a suspended license. Patterson just returned to the area from Philadelphia, where he had arrived about 9 p.m. and remained for about 90 minutes, the police report states.

After initiating the stop, officers reported a strong odor of marijuana emanating from within Patterson’s vehicle. Patterson was ordered out of the vehicle and officers deployed K-9 Officer Blue to perform an open air sniff test on the vehicle. Blue alerted officers to the presence of controlled substances by the front passenger side door, the report states.

Patterson

In speaking with police on scene, Patterson told officers he had “personal use” cocaine hidden in his shoe. After taking Patterson into custody, officers retrieved a zip-top baggie from Patterson’s shoe that contained about 16 grams of cocaine. A search of the vehicle did not yield additional controlled substances, the report states.

Patterson is scheduled for a preliminary hearing

July 15 in front of DeAntonio.