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<p>WRIGHTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) &#8212; A Pennsylvania couple has been charged with holding a 15-year-old boy as collateral while they forced his 16-year-old brother to go and buy some marijuana for them.</p><p>Edna Clinton, 45, of Wrightsville, was charged last month with false imprisonment and corruption of minors. But Wrightsville police on Thursday announced they&#8217;ve filed the same charges against 44-year-old Paul Clark, of Strasburg, who had yet to be arrested.</p><p>Police say Clinton asked the older teen to buy $60 worth of marijuana, then had Clark drive both teens to the site of the deal. That&#8217;s where police say the suspects forced the 15-year-old to remain in the car until his brother returned with the dope.</p><p>Clinton&#8217;s attorney didn&#8217;t immediately return a call for comment Friday. Clark doesn&#8217;t have an attorney listed in court records.</p><style>
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Pa. couple charged with using teen as drug-deal collateral