Convicted Felon Back Behind Bars
By: WTAJ NEWS
Updated: February 5, 2013
MOXHAM, CAMBRIA COUNTY - A convicted felon finds himself back behind bars.
A routine parole check for Gerald Carr led to the discovery of 90 bags of heroin, he had labeled the drugs "AK-47's".
The 31 year old was taken into custody Friday at this home on Cypress Avenue in the city's Moxham neighborhood.
His state parole officer discovered a scaled and called in the US Marshals and city police for back up.
Police also recovered a gun inside of the home, Carr was convicted of aggravated assaulted in 2000.
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