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Morgantown man charged in frat house robbery

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown man is facing charges for an armed robbery that took place at West Virginia University’s Phi Delta Theta house.

Jacob Matthew Corbin, 21, is charged with armed robbery after what police say was a robbery to obtain drugs.

According to the criminal complaint filed by the Morgantown Police Department, Corbin, along with Dakota Lewis Thomas, met Daniel John Ferrara at the Phi Delta Theta house on 660 North High Street.

At the frat house, Ferrara showed Corbin and Thomas an undisclosed amount of marijuana for sale. Corbin and Thomas then displayed a pistol and a 15-inch metal rod. Police said they then took the drugs before fleeing the house.

Corbin is accused of possessing the firearm at the time of the robbery and his bail has been set at $10,000.





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