CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Police say an alleged drug dealer accused of causing the fatal overdose of a person was arrested Tuesday at a Cambria County rehabilitation facility.
According to the Altoona Police Department, 49-year-old Timothy Tombs is facing charges related to drug delivery resulting in death stemming from an investigation in April.
Officers say they were called to a home on the 1600 block of 12th Street April 14 for a suspected drug overdose.
They say their investigation found that Tombs had delivered heroin to the victim multiple times and the final delivery killed the victim.
An arrest warrant was issued Monday.
Authorities say they found Tombs at Allegiance Rehabilitation Center Tuesday, but when they went top serve the arrest warrant, the clinical director of the facility, identified as Raheem Akmadir-Nahsif, allegedly refused to allow police to enter.
Police say they secured a search warrant and eventually entered the facility and found Tombs hiding in the ceiling of a community room.
Tombs is being held in the Blair County Prison in lieu of $300,000 straight cash bail.
Police say Akmadir-Nahsif has been charged with obstruction of administration of law or other governmental functions.
The US Marshals Service, Cambria County Sheriff's Department, Pennsylvania State Police, South Fork Police Department, Croyle Township Police Department, Portage Police Department and the Cambria County District Attorney's Office helped with the arrest.
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