Police: Group of teens lure man to ambush robbery in Clearfield County

by: Greg Bock Posted: Feb 25, 2021 / 05:30 PM EST / Updated: Feb 25, 2021 / 05:30 PM EST CLEARFIELD, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Clearfield County teenager is accused of using a female’s Snapchat to lure a man to an ambush robbery.  Clayton Brown, 19, of Woodland, and four juveniles took part in the ruse and robbery on Industrial Park Road in Clearfield at just before 8 p.m. on Feb. 19, according to the charges filed by Lawrence Township police.  Brown and one of the juveniles set up the victim for the ambush and when the target of the robbery arrived and was dropped off by two friends, Brown and the juveniles ran out of the darkness and assaulted him.  One of the juveniles is accused of running up to the man and punching him before tackling him against a vehicle. The man tried to get away, but each time he tried, the group tackled him. One juvenile is accused of hitting the man with a metal rod while another is accused of holding a butterfly knife to the back of the man’s head.   Police said the man had his pockets emptied by two of the juveniles before they all ran to a Jeep that was hidden. The man’s shoes were also taken and when…
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