An Eldred man is in McKean County Jail without bail after being on the run from the Bradford City Police for about 60 days for allegedly robbing the Chestnut Street Uni Mart in February.
Timothy Bottorf, 41, of 214 Main St., is charged with robbery — inflict bodily injury, a second-degree felony; theft and receiving stolen property, both first-degree misdemeanors; and simple assault, a second-degree misdemeanor.
According to the criminal complaint, at 7:49 p.m. Feb. 20, police were dispatched to the Uni Mart 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. A preliminary hearing in the matter has been scheduled for April 20 at 1 p.m.