FOUNTAIN HILL, Pa. – An Allentown man who burglarized a pharmacy in Lehigh County on Christmas Eve in 2024 has learned his sentence.
Miguel Angel Martinez, 57, was ordered to serve 8 to 20 years in state prison by Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks on June 26, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
The DA’s office said Martinez had pleaded guilty in May to felony charges of Conspiracy to Commit Burglary, Burglary, and a misdemeanor charge of Possessing Instruments of Crime.
David Montes Vazquez, 34, of Bethlehem, is also charged in the case, the DA’s office said.
According to the DA’s office, Vazquez is charged with felony counts of Conspiracy to Commit Burglary and to Possession of a Firearm Prohibited as well as Burglary, Receiving Stolen Property and misdemeanor charges of Conspiracy to Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Conspiracy to Make Repairs/Sell an Offensive Weapon, Conspiracy to Possession of a Weapon and Conspiracy to Theft by Unlawful Taking.
Vazquez is scheduled for a status conference at 10 a.m. June 30, 2026 before Judge Marks.
Shortly after 9 p.m. Dec. 24, 2024, Fountain Hill Police were called to a sounding burglar alarm at the Fountain Hill Pharmacy at 1049 Broadway, according to the DA’s office.
Police arrived and saw two men inside the pharmacy, later identified as Martinez and Vazquez, the DA’s office said.
Officers say Vazquez pointed a gun at a borough police officer who opened fire. The DA’s office said the gunfire did not hit either Martinez or Vazquez.
Residents were ordered to stay inside their homes during the standoff, authorities said.
According to the DA’s office, Martinez and Vazquez eventually surrendered to police.
Both men broke into the pharmacy, spray painted surveillance cameras while inside, and stole medication, according to the news release.