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    Home News Bottorf charged with vandalizing camera at jail
    Bottorf charged with vandalizing camera at jail
    Crime
    April 29, 2022

    Bottorf charged with vandalizing camera at jail

    By Marcie Schellhammer

    marcie@bradfordera.com

    Eldred man Timothy Bottorf has more criminal charges added to the list against him, which already includes allegedly robbing a convenience store and assaulting a clerk.

    Lewis Run-based state police have charged Bottorf, 41, with institutional vandalism for allegedly ripping an observation camera off the wall of a cell at the McKean County Jail on April 15 — the day after he was captured in Westmoreland County after 60 days on the run from police.

    He was arraigned in McKean County on April 14 before District Judge Bill Todd and remanded to jail without bail, because of his past record, his flight from police and the violent nature of the crime for which he was charged.

    According to the criminal complaint for the robbery, at 7:49 p.m. Feb. 20, police were dispatched to the Uni Mart in Bradford for a robbery. Police were given a description of the male, and told he maced the clerk and took a bag containing money. The employee said she wasn’t able to see the suspect’s face, but knew it was “Timmy,” a guy who stopped at the store often. She said when he entered the store, he went to the slot machine like he did every day and pulled out a scratch-off ticket. He scratched the ticket, then got up and went to the bathroom. When he realized the bathroom was locked, he asked the clerk for the key. She walked over to give him the key when he turned and sprayed her with mace. He ran past her, went behind the counter, grabbed a bag that was for the Pennsylvania Lottery which contained about $1,514, and ran out the door, heading south through the parking lot, the complaint stated.

    Later, when the employee was at Bradford City Police Station for an interview, she identified Bottorf from a photo lineup. City surveillance cameras showed Bottorf running through the parking lot to Elm Street, where he entered another parking lot, got into a silver Ford SUV and left the scene, traveling south down Congress Street, the complaint stated.

    Bradford police announced Wednesday that Bottorf had been captured in Westmoreland County and was being extradited back to McKean County to face the felony robbery charges.

    Bottorf was arraigned Thursday before District Judge Bill Todd and remanded to jail without bail.

    On April 20, at a preliminary hearing, District Judge Dom Cercone bound the robbery related charges over to McKean County Court without granting bail in the case. Currently, the formal arraignment in county court for the case is scheduled for May 26.

    The docket indicated that Bottorf has waived his right to an attorney.

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