BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Bellefonte man is behind bars without bail after police say he led officers on a high-speed chase through a residential area, pointed a gun at an officer, and was found with methamphetamine following a crash.

According to the criminal complaint, 36-year-old Robert Eugene Confer Jr. was driving a white Nissan Altima with a broken headlight on Oct. 11 around 6:45 p.m. when Bellefonte police first noticed him on West High Street. Officers said the car pulled into a parking space but was later seen again about 25 minutes later, prompting a traffic stop near North Allegheny Street.

When officers activated their lights, Confer initially stopped, but as police approached, he allegedly fled at a high rate of speed through a residential neighborhood, according to the af

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