Three charged for attacking, robbing man in Clay Township
CLAY TWP — A 22-year-old man apparently looking to buy marijuana was instead attacked and robbed of hundreds of dollars at a township home, authorities said.
Three defendants — Bradin A. Bender, 20, and Michael R. Edinger, 21, both of Butler, and McHayla M. Hoffman, 18, of Clay Township — face hearings next month in the alleged robbery Aug. 22.
The trio was arraigned Friday on felony charges of robbery and conspiracy. Bender and Edinger were also arraigned on felony counts of theft and receiving stolen property.
Bender is in the Butler County Prison on $35,000 bail. Edinger and Hoffman are free on $25,000 bail and non-monetary bail, respectively.
State police said they got a call for the suspected robbery around 10:10 p.m. at Hoffman's home on Queen Junction Road. The victim allegedly told troopers he had gone there that night to buy marijuana from Hoffman.
This is an excerpt of a story that will appear in Wednesday's Butler Eagle.
