Altoona Man Wrestles Handgun from Brother out of Fear for Life

An Altoona man is in jail after police say his brother had to wrestle a handgun away from him out of fear for his own life. State police were called to a home on North 3rd Street just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, after a witness called about 33-year-old Jonathan Sneed and possible shots fired. When police arrived, they talked to Sneed’s brother who said he believed Sneed was having some sort of psychosis due to drug use. Sneed reportedly thought his brother was his arch enemy and he had to kill him. He told police that Sneed quietly got their father’s handgun and pointed it at the brother, saying he was going to kill him. Sneed’s facing two felony aggravated assault charges and more.