| (CDT) A 28-y/o Bellefonte man accused of holding a man hostage while robbing the Penns Valley Pharmacy was released from jail yesterday under strict supervision, so he can get treatment for the arthritis that his attorney said causes him a great amount of pain. He was arrested shortly after the July 12 holdup. Police said Colin McAtee waited until he saw 71-y/o Patrick Kelly walk into the rural store, along Rt. 45, & followed him, held a butcher knife to Kelly’s throat & demanded Fentanyl & OxyContin from the pharmacists. McAtee’s attorney, Deb Lux said her client suffers from ankylosing spondylitis — a kind of arthritis that causes inflammation of the joints in the spine and pelvis. Lux pointed to his hunched-over posture as visual evidence of the condition. |