CLEARFIELD- A man was attacked, robbed, and left dressed on October 6 at a Powell Avenue home in Hyde. Five Clearfield County men are facing charges.
The case’s initial hearings were held on Wednesday for Bradley Alan Maines, 47, Woodland, Paul Harold Hoyt, 34, Curwensville, John Irwin, 40, DuBois, Jason Roy Sipe, 43, Hyde, and Taylor James Wisor, 35.
Irwin and Sipe are accused of numerous criminal counts, including crime, robbery, theft, misdemeanor unlawful restraint, terrorist threats, simple abuse, and more. By submitting their circumstances to the court of typical appeals, they gave up their right to preliminary hearings.
Irwin has a$ 100,000 bail bond and is incarcerated. According to online court documents, Sipe’s bail was reduced on Wednesday from$ 150,000 to$ 150,000. He was then released.
Hoyt was charged with three counts of conspiracy, criminal theft, and possession with the intent to provide a controlled substance. He is also accused of misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, purposeful possession of the substance, conspiracy/simple assault on two counts, as well as possessing drug paraphernalia.
Maines, who is accused of two matters of conspiracy/simple abuse as well as three felonies for crime and criminal recklessly endangering another man, was also charged with a hearing.
All allegations against Hoyt and Maines were sent to the county judge, according to District Judge David Meholick. Both people are still in the county jail and have bail set at$ 150,000.
Wisor is accused of three counts of conspiracy for misdemeanor offenses, criminal counts for possessing a crime tool, recklessly endangering another person, possessor of drug paraphernalia, and two charges for conspiracy/simple abuse.
He gave up his right to be heard. He was released after his bail was reduced from$ 50,000 to$ 50,000 unsecured.
The victim claimed that during the event on October 6, Maines and he were driving round together before they arrived at the Hyde house, where they met Hoyt.
As they circled the house, Maines got out of the victim’s vehicle and chatted with Hoyt. According to the report, the sufferer claimed that after exiting the vehicle, two men approached from behind and struck him with baseball bats in the legs and shin area.
According to the target, they threatened and assaulted him, made him take off his garments, took his bag, telephone, and accounts, then forced him to depart.
Authorities were informed by the victim that he fled and hid on a home close to Riverview Road. He discovered a box containing clothing that, close to the church, and put it on to “make himself appear good.” Finally he went to a local house and ordered the occupants to dial 911.
He claimed that because they were wearing faces, he had no idea who had attacked him. Afterwards, Irwin and Sipe were identified as potential suspects in the real assault, according to court records.
A police commander spotted Wisor and Hoyt at a car wash that evening as they were looking into the affair. According to the report, HoYt was wanted by state parole officials and could be seen in the car’s passenger seat.
Hoyt was seen moving about and repeatedly reaching for the centre console while the officers were speaking with Wisor. The officer asked another officer to take Hoyt out of the car so they could detain him for the investigation after he noticed a steel tube-style pipe.
A weapon and saw were discovered when Hoyt was searched for weapons. Additionally, he allegedly had a box containing one gram of diamond methamphetamine.
Officers discovered a sturdy bat on the floor of the back seat after Wisor agreed to have his car searched. The victim’s smartphone and situation were also discovered.
Sipe “originally was false, but then began to cooperate,” according to court documents, in a later discussion with researchers.
According to Sipe, there were “issues” between Irwin and the sufferer as a result of an affair involving his partner. He claimed that Irwin had instructed him to take the sturdy wicket while holding a steel bat.
When asked why he would pay attention to Irwin, Sipe responded that the man owed him medicine income.
Because the sufferer had been selling drugs, Sipe acknowledged that the entire affair was “over medicines.”
Wisor started to collaborate during his meeting and acknowledged his involvement in the assault that took place at his house.
According to Wisor, Sipe and Irwin both had bats that they used in the rape.
Hoyt informed him that they needed to get rid of the vehicle later in the evening. Hoyt hit a mailbox while driving the vehicle, which Wisor then followed in his car and parked where police after found it.
Hoyt removed the saw and the meth plastic bag from the truck, which the police after seized, according to Wisor.