ALTOONA POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A CITY MAN FOR ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO STRANGLE A WOMAN.
ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY WTAJ, POLICE ARRESTED 35 YEAR OLD ALBERT BEARD JR AFTER HE TRIED TO STRANGLE A WOMAN TWO DAYS AGO AT A HOME ON 23rd AVENUE. THE REPORT SAYS THAT BEARD ALLEGEDLY HELD HIS ARM AGAINST THE WOMAN’S THROAT, CAUSING HER TO HAVE DIFFICULTY BREATHING DURING AN APPARENT DOMESTIC SITUATION. THE WOMAN TOLD POLICE SHE RETRIEVED A HANDGUN TO DEFEND HERSELF AND TOLD BEARD TO LEAVE. HE PROCEEDED TO BREAK DOWN A BEDROOM DOOR TO CONTINUE THE ATTACK. AFTER SEARCHING THE HOME, POLICE FOUND METH, MARIJUANA AND SUSPECTED HEROIN. BEARD WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, DRUG POSSESSION AND STRANGULATION.
