Altoona Man Jailed After Allegedly Destroying Woman’s Home

An Altoona man is in custody after police said he allegedly destroyed items in a home and threatened a woman with a wooden bat on Feb. 15. According to the criminal complaint, Christopher Lauver, 26, kicked the back door in at a residence on 26th Street. Lauver allegedly threw a stereo at drywall, shattered a flat-screen TV and spit food in a woman’s face. Lauver is currently confined in Blair County Prison with bail set at $5,000. He awaits a preliminary hearing for March 16.