Tyrone man gets 7.5-20 years in attack on UPMC employee

Lloyd found guilty of brutal assault on hospital staffer

HOLLIDAYSBURG -- A Tyrone man who left a UPMC Altoona ER technician with a fractured skull and brain bleed was sentenced Thursday morning to 7.5- to 20-years' incarceration.

A Blair County jury deliberated about 20 minutes before finding Bradley Scott Lloyd, 41, guilty of three felony counts of aggravated assault and single misdemeanor counts of simple assault and disorderly conduct for attacking Travis Dunn, who was acting as Lloyd's safety sitter, on Nov. 1, 2025.

Before handing down Lloyd's sentence, President Judge Wade A. Kagarise, who presided over Lloyd's two-day trial in late July, heard an impact statement from Dunn.

Dunn told Kagarise that he didn't believe leniency would be appropriate in the case and asked him to consider the impact of Lloyd's actions. He said Lloyd took his health and his career.

"I'm lucky to be alive," Dunn said.

After being attacked by Lloyd, Dunn was assessed in the hospital's trauma bay before being flown by helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, where he underwent emergency neurosurgery. Dunn spent three days in the hospital, with the following month spent traveling back and forth between Altoona and Pittsburgh for follow-up appointments.

Dunn reported having memory issues, slight speech issues, daily pain, headaches and PTSD as a result of the attack.

Kagarise also heard an impact statement from Jessica Colter, a staff travel nurse with UPMC who testified at Lloyd's trial.

Colter described hearing Dunn's teeth break during the attack, telling Kagarise she "thought he was dead."

"What Bradley Lloyd did was take our safety from us," Colter said.

Following the impact statements, Chief Public Defender Julia Burke told Kagarise that Lloyd "did not have an easy life" and "was not in his right state of mind" at the time of the attack.

She noted that most of Lloyd's criminal history was from 20 or more years ago and that Lloyd surrendered to police on the day of the incident.

"His intent was not to upset anybody," Burke said. "His intent was to escape."

When given the opportunity to address the court, Lloyd apologized for his actions, saying Dunn "didn't deserve that."

"There's no excuse for anything," Lloyd said. "I was not in my right mind."

Kagarise accepted Burke's argument that Lloyd's behavior "may have resulted from unresolved issues" and accepted Lloyd's "indication that he regrets what he did."

"However, it is important for you to understand that the overriding fact in this case is the impact this crime has had on the victim and the community," Kagarise told Lloyd. "They override any mitigation that may exist or could be argued."

In addition to sentencing Lloyd to 90 months to 240 months' incarceration in a state prison, Kagarise ordered Lloyd to pay the cost of prosecution and $300 in fines. He also credited Lloyd with time served since his arrest on Nov. 1, 2025.

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