Blair County Prison inmate charged with stealing truck during escape, court papers show

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Blair County Prison inmate has recently been arraigned on more charges after he allegedly stole a truck during his escape to Philadelphia.

On Dec. 3, 2023, Isaiah Robert Tilghman, 33, was reportedly missing from the count at 12:15 p.m. and allegedly escaped through an air duct.

Logan Township Police said they were called about a license plate being stolen in the early morning hours from a vehicle at Altoona Soft Water and then received another call that a red Ford F-150 was stolen nearby from an auto body shop.

Security footage allegedly showed Tilghman taking the plate off a vehicle, dumping something in a dumpster, and then stealing the Ford, according to charges filed. The truck was found in Philadelphia where U.S. Marshals eventually located Tilghman himself.

Police noted that two employees dug through the dumpster and found that Tilghman allegedly dumped a white bag with a Blair County Prison outfit and prison shoes inside of it.

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Tilghman was found more than three months after his escape in the City of Philadelphia on March 22 by U.S. Marshals. At the time of his escape, he was in Blair County Prison on drug and other charges.

Tilghman, who has since been brought back to Blair County, was arraigned over the weekend on charges of theft and receiving stolen property.

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