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Altoona Man Faces Charges After Biting Officer

An Altoona man is facing charges after police responded to an overdose that led to the man resisting and biting an officer. Police were called to the 400 block of N. 10th Avenue Friday around 6:45 p.m. for a possible overdose. Christopher McGarvey Jr., 21, was found at the home where a woman said he woke back up after giving him Narcan just a few minutes before. McGarvey become unresponsive to questions . Police believed he took opioids and would likely overdose again. Altoona officers and AMED tried to assist him but he began to walk away from them in the home. When trying to stop him, they say he started to resist, biting an officer,He was finally subdued and taken to UPMC Altoona. He was placed in Blair County Prison on $40,000 cash bail.

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