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The man who sold a gun to another man who shot at a person in downtown Bradford has pleaded guilty in McKean County Court and was sentenced to two to 12 months in prison. 23-year-old Allen Funk of Smethport will serve the sentence at the same time as a one to four year sentence he’s currently serving for three other cases. Funk sold the gun to Lawrence Fox of Buffalo for cash or cocaine. Fox then shot seven bullets toward a Pittsburgh man on Chautauqua Place. Fox was sentenced in April to five to 10 years in state prison. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

The man accused of providing the gun to a man who fired shots at a person in downtown Bradford has waived his preliminary hearing. 23-year-old Allen Funk of Smethport is accused of selling the gun to Lawrence Fox of Buffalo for $300 in cash and cocaine even though he admitted to police “he knew Fox to be a criminal and crazy,” according to papers filed in District Judge Dominic Cercone’s office. Funk also allegedly sold or traded a box of 100 bullets. On October 13 on Chautauqua Place Fox fired several shots from a .45 caliber handgun at Robert Vaughn of Pittsburgh. Fox was sentenced in April to 5 to 10 years in state prison. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

The Buffalo man who fired several gun shots near a Pittsburgh man last October in in downtown Bradford has been sentenced to 5 to 10 years in state prison. 30-year-old Lawrence Fox fire several rounds from a .45 caliber handgun toward Robert Vaughn in the early morning hours of October 13 on Chautauqua Place. One of them hit an electric box on a house. Fox pleaded guilty last month. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

A hearing for the man accused of providing the gun to a man who fired shots at another man in downtown Bradford has been moved to next week. 23-year-old Allen Funk of Smethport is accused of selling the gun to Lawrence Fox of Buffalo for $300 in cash and cocaine even though he admitted to police “he knew Fox to be a criminal and crazy,” according to papers filed in District Judge Dominic Cercone’s office. Funk also allegedly sold or traded a box of 100 bullets. On October 13 on Chautauqua Place Fox fired several shots from a .45 caliber handgun at Robert Vaughn of Pittsburgh. Fox pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering another person, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, flight to avoid apprehension and prohibited possession of a firearm. He is scheduled for sentencing tomorrow. Funk’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for next Thursday in Central Court. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947