DuBois man stopped driver then stole, shot iPhone, police report - WTAJ - www.wtaj.com

by: Bill Shannon

Posted: Oct 31, 2022 / 09:35 AM EDT

Updated: Oct 31, 2022 / 09:35 AM EDT

CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A DuBois antheral is facing charges aft constabulary said helium stood successful the mediate of a roadworthy and attacked a operator earlier taking his iPhone and shooting astatine it with a pistol.

David Smith, 21, is facing robbery and different charges aft an incidental that happened successful Brady Township implicit the weekend.

Smith reportedly walked retired into the mediate of Dutch Road connected Oct. 29. The operator told constabulary arsenic helium slowed to walk astir him, Smith opened the driver’s broadside doorway and began to punch the antheral successful the caput to the constituent helium began bleeding.

According to the report, Smith past forcefully ripped an iPhone from the driver’s hands and threw it to the crushed earlier shooting astatine it with a achromatic semi-automatic pistol.

A warrant was issued for Smith and helium was aboriginal recovered and arrested.

Smith was placed successful Clearfield County Prison connected $50,000 bail.

A preliminary proceeding is scheduled for Nov. 4.