Cops: Man With Bucket Of Cash & Gun Threatens Car Dealer
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) - Police say a man who appeared to be under the influence of medication or alcohol walked into a car dealership with a bucket containing $39,000 - then threatened to blow up the place and pulled a gun after claiming a worker shorted him some of the cash.
Online court records don't list an attorney for 53-year-old Perry Semelsberger, of Patton. A woman who answered his home phone Thursday tells The Associated Press that he was "overly medicated" and needs help, but declined to give her name or divulge a defense attorney's name.
Logan Township police say Semelsberger walked into Courtesy Motor Sales about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday.
After pouring the cash onto himself, police say Semelsberger tried to stuff some into a female employee's dress before turning violent.
He remained in the Blair County Prison on Thursday.
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