Altoona contractor jailed for defrauding customers, threats: 'Just call off APD'

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) -- An Altoona business owner is behind bars after allegedly defrauding a customer out of thousands, then threatening to make them regret filing charges against him. John Tipton II, 44, was charged with receiving payment for services failed to perform, access device fraud, theft, intimidating a witness and extortion after an Altoona [...]