The mother of an accused drug dealer in Altoona has been arrested after police say she was the ‘middle man’ between her daughter and two police informants.
On April 20, an informant went to police about money owed to Stephanie Weyandt. A controlled buy was set up with police and two informants at the home of Weyandt’s mother, 51-year-old Michelle Ritchey on the 1200 block of 3rd Avenue in the city. Ritchey was arrested and charged Monday night.