Blair DA wants up to 25 years in kidnapping case
Jury found Fagan guilty of forcing victim into car at gunpoint
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HOLLIDAYSBURG -- The Blair County District Attorney's Office will recommend a sentence of about 9.5 to 25 years for the city man convicted on all counts in May 2026 for forcing his then-girlfriend into his car at gunpoint in early May 2025.
A jury found Landon Robert Fagan, 23, guilty of a felony count of kidnap to inflict injury or terror, two misdemeanor counts each of terroristic threats and simple assault, single misdemeanor counts of unlawful restraint, stalking, false imprisonment and recklessly endangering another person and single summary counts of disorderly conduct and harassment.
Fagan had remained free after posting $50,000 bail on May 4, 2025, but had that bail revoked after the verdicts were read. Fagan was remanded to the Blair County Prison to await sentencing at 8:15 a.m. Thursday in front of Judge Paula M. Aigner, who presided over his two-day trial.
The charges were brought after Fagan waited outside DJ's Cafe at 2068 Columbia Ave. in Tyrone for the victim to exit. A witness told officers that the victim left the cafe with another woman and two men when Fagan pointed a gun in their direction and forced the victim into his vehicle. Another witness said the car drove off with its passenger door half open.
In an interview, the victim told officers she escaped the vehicle at one point, but Fagan grabbed her by the hair and pushed her back into the car. She tried to escape again by hitting Fagan in the face, but Fagan hit her with a closed fist, possibly breaking her nose.
The victim said Fagan stopped the vehicle at a Sheetz, so she ran inside and hid in the bathroom. She was then able to sneak out the gas station's back door and run home, the police report states.
In his sentencing recommendation memorandum, Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Mays asked Aigner to impose a sentence of 114 to 300 months in a state correctional institution and have Fagan pay restitution to the victim for medical expenses incurred during treatment of injuries caused by Fagan.
"(Fagan's) conduct in this case demonstrates a high level of depravity," Mays wrote. "His conduct stemmed from the mistaken belief that he owned another human being."
Mays laid out the factors that went into his sentencing recommendation, noting first that Fagan had no prior criminal record. He then wrote that several of the charges Fagan was convicted of would receive the domestic violence enhancement and deadly weapon enhancement under the offense gravity score.
In arguing for the sentence despite Fagan having no prior record, Mays wrote that "his actions here demonstrate a considerable amount of violence and anger" that "put in danger the life of the victim, as well as several other individuals who were at the time completely unknown to him."
Mays added that Fagan showed a lack of remorse and therefore needed "a period of state incarceration that would allow him time to reflect on his actions." He noted that Fagan would be eligible for time served from his bail revocation date on May 29.
Mirror Staff Writer Rachel Foor-Musselman is at 814-946-7458.