Crime & Safety
Teen Sentenced For 'Revenge' Armed Robbery Near Malvern
The teen allegedly was angry after being "cheated" out of drugs at a previous drug deal.
PHOENIXVILLE, PA - A Valley Forge teenager who allegedly committed an armed robbery as vengeance against a shortchanging drug dealer will go to state prison.
Nicholas Mara, 19, of Schuykill, pleaded guilty to the incident and will spend two to four years in jail, according to Main Line Media News.
Mara was allegedly the victim of a drug rip-off in January 2015, the report states. The deal was organized by Jerry Long, of Tredyffrin.
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Long was arrested on a drug warrant on December 4, Patch previously reported.
As revenge for not being delivered Xanax as promised, Mara allegedly arranged another meeting, but showed up in a black ski mask and holding hand gun, the report states.
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A family member accompanied Long to meeting on the 1300 block of Nathan Hale Drive near the Phoenixville Country Club. But Mara was there with a black ski mask and a hand gun.
He stole two cell phones and the Nissan Maxima which Long had driven to the meeting.
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