Drug charges
RALPHO TOWNSHIP — John Daniel Butz, 39, of 302 Fairview Street, Pottsville, has been charged by Patrolman Matthew Filarski with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia as well as false identification to law enforcement authorities relating to a July 17 traffic stop conducted in the parking lot of Sheetz.
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ A@=:46[ E96 A2DD6?86C @7 E96 G69:4=6 >:D:56?E:7:65 9:>D6=7 2D y@D9F2 !@EED] %96 5C:G6C @7 E96 >@E@C G69:4=6 AC@G:565 E96 ?2>6 @7 E96 >2=6 2D y@9? qFEK[ H9@> H2D 7@F?5 E@ 92G6 ?F>6C@FD H2CC2?ED @FE @7 $49FJ=<:==[ s2FA9:? 2?5 {2?42DE6C 4@F?E:6D]k^Am
kAmp 328 H:E9:? E96 G69:4=6[ H9:49 qFEK :?5:42E65 H2D 9:D AC@A6CEJ[ 4@?E2:?65 2 4=62C DBF2C6 4@?E2:?6C H:E9 2 8C66? 2?5 C65 4FE DEC2H[ A@=:46 D2:5]k^Am
k9amkDEC@?8msCF8 492C86Dk^DEC@?8mk^9am
kAm#p{!w~ %~(}$wx! — #@?:6 {66 $2EE2K29?[ d`[ @7 eb_d ~=5 #@FE6 aa[ q6C?G:==6[ 92D 366? 492C865 3J !2EC@=>2? s2G:5 %@>E:D96? H:E9 A@DD6DD:@? @7 2 4@?EC@==65 DF3DE2?46 2?5 5C:G:?8 2 >@E@C4J4=6 H:E9@FE 2 A6C>:E C6=2E:?8 E@ 2? 244:56?E yF=J ae 2E E96 :?E6CD64E:@? @7 $E2E6 #@FE6 cgf 2E }@CE9F>36C=2?5 sC:G6]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ E96 A@=:46 C6A@CE[ E96 5676?52?E H2D @A6C2E:?8 2 >@E@C4J4=6 H96? E96 244:56?E @44FCC65] p? 2;2C 328 H2D 5:D4@G6C65 E92E H2D E9C@H? 7C@> E96 4@==:D:@? 2?5 4@?E2:?65 E9C66 >2C:;F2?2 4:82C6EE6D[ A@=:46 D2:5]k^Am
k9amkDEC@?8m!@DD6DD:@? @7 5CF8 A2C2A96C?2=:2k^DEC@?8mk^9am
kAm|~&}% rp#|t{ — w2C=6J s2G:5 w@D<:6[ `h[ a`e $] ':?6 $E][ 92D 366? 492C865 3J !2EC@=>2? y@?2E92? |49F89 H:E9 A@DD6DD:@? @7 5CF8 A2C2A96C?2=:2 :? C6=2E:@? E@ 2? :?4:56?E 2E 9:D 9@FD6 @? yF=J ah]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ A@=:46[ H96? E96J 2CC:G65 2E E96 255C6DD E@ :?G6DE:82E6 2? :?4:56?E E92E 2==6865=J E@@< A=246[ E96J @3D6CG65 :? 2 E9:C5 7=@@C 2EE:4 365C@@> :? A=2:? G:6H[ EH@ D>@<:?8 A:A6D H:E9 3FC?E C6D:5F6 2=@?8 H:E9 2 >6E2= 8C:?56C :? E96 C@@> E96 5676?52?E DE2E65 H2D 9:D]k^Am
k9amkDEC@?8msCF8 492C86Dk^DEC@?8mk^9am
kAm#p{!w~ %~(}$wx! — #2496= p?? $6C2<2D[ bg[ @7 f ~2< #@25[ $49FJ=<:== w2G6?[ 92D 366? 492C865 3J !2EC@=>2? |2EE96H u:=2CD<: H:E9 A@DD6DD:@? @7 2 4@?EC@==65 DF3DE2?46 2?5 ?@E 92G:?8 2 AC@A6C=J 7F?4E:@?:?8 C68:DEC2E:@? =:89E :? C6=2E:@? E@ 2 EC277:4 DE@A @? yF=J `f 2E z2D6 $EC66E 2?5 $E2E6 #@FE6 cgf]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ A@=:46[ E96 EC277:4 DE@A H2D >256 H96? :E H2D @3D6CG65 E92E 2 G69:4=6’D C68:DEC2E:@? =:89E H2D ?@E AC@A6C=J 7F?4E:@?:?8] !@=:46 D2:5 2 9JA@56C>:4 ?665=6 H2D @3D6CG65 36EH66? E96 5C:G6C D62E 2?5 2?5 5@@C[ @? E96 7=@@C]k^Am
kAmp D62C49 @7 E96 G69:4=6 C6DF=E65 :? @E96C 5CF8 A2C2A96C?2=:2 36:?8 7@F?5[ 2== @7 H9:49 H6C6 D6:K65 7@C 6G:56?46 AFCA@D6D[ 4@FCE 5@4F>6?ED D9@H]k^Am
k9amkDEC@?8ms&xk^DEC@?8mk^9am
kAm|~&}% rp#|t{ — r:?5J q6C<@D<:[ eg[ @7 b_a t] r@=F>3:2 pG6][ pE=2D[ H2D 492C865 3J !2EC@=>2? z6G:? |2=F<2D H:E9 5C:G:?8 F?56C E96 :?7=F6?46 @7 2=4@9@=[ AF3=:4 5CF?<?6DD[ =:>:E2E:@?D @? 324<:?8 2?5 5:D@C56C=J 4@?5F4E :? C6=2E:@? E@ 2? :?4:56?E yF=J ac 2E b_e t] r@=F>3:2 pG6]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ A@=:46[ 6J6H:E?6DD6D D2H E96 5676?52?E 324< 96C D:=G6C y66A vC2?5 r96C@<66 :?E@ !2EC:4:2 q64<6C’D A2C<65 u@C5 %2FCFD[ 42FD:?8 >:?@C 52>286 E@ E96 =@H6C 92=7 @7 E96 3F>A6C] xE’D 2==6865 q6C<@D<: 6I:E65 7C@> E96 5C:G6C’D D:56 @7 96C G69:4=6 H:E9 2 366C :? 92?5[ J6==:?8 2?5 2AA62C:?8 E@ 36 G6CJ :?E@I:42E65]k^Am
kAmq6C<@D<: H2D @3D6CG65 H:E9 8=2DDJ 6J6D 2?5 D>6==:?8 @7 2=4@9@=[ A@=:46 D2:5] q6C<@D<: 72:=65 E@ DF3>:E E@ 2 5CF8 E6DE[ 4@FCE 5@4F>6?ED D9@H]k^Am
k9amkDEC@?8msCF8 A@DD6DD:@?k^DEC@?8mk^9am
kAm#p{!w~ %~(}$wx! — r9C:DE@A96C u] z:?5=6[ a`[ `_ab t] s6H2CE $E][ $92>@<:?[ 2?5 p=6I2?56C $] z:676C[ a`[ @7 f`b ~92C2 $E][ q=@@>:?8E@?[ x==:?@:D[ 92G6 366? 492C865 3J !2EC@=>2? s2G:5 %@>E:D96? H:E9 @?6 4@F?E @7 5CF8 A@DD6DD:@?[ EH@ 4@F?ED @7 A@DD6DD:@? @7 5CF8 A2C2A96C?2=:2 2?5 AF3=:4 5CF?<6??6DD C6=2E:?8 E@ 2? :?4:56?E 2E z?@636=D p>FD6>6?E #6D@CE yF=J `_]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ A@=:46[ %@>E:D96? H2D 5:DA2E4965 27E6C z?@636=D D64FC:EJ 2=6CE65 E96 r@2= %@H?D9:A !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E @7 DFDA64E65 5CF8 FD6 @? E96 AC@A6CEJ]k^Am
kAm%96 244FD65 2EE6>AE65 E@ 6=F56 D64FC:EJ @77:46CD 2E E96 A2C< 2?5 H6C6 =2E6C 7@F?5 3J A@=:46 ?62C E96 A2C<:?8 =@E F?56C?62E9 !2G:=:@? |[ A@=:46 D2:5] %96J H6C6 7@F?5 :? A@DD6DD:@? @7 >2C:;F2?2 2?5 5CF8 A2C2A96C?2=:2[ 4@FCE 5@4F>6?ED D9@H]k^Am
k9am#6D:DE:?8 2CC6DEk^9am
kAm|~&}% rp#|t{ — pD9=6J }:4@=6 r2>A36==[ ba[ 92D 366? 492C865 H:E9 C6D:DE:?8 2CC6DE[ AC@G:5:?8 72=D6 :?56?E:7:42E:@? E@ =2H 6?7@C46>6?E[ A@DD6DD:@? @7 2 4@?EC@==65 DF3DE2?46[ A@DD6DD:@? @7 5CF8 A2C2A96C?2=:2 2?5 5:D@C56C=J 4@?5F4E 3J !2EC@=>2? zJ=6 $492F6C C6=2E:?8 E@ 2 yF=J b_ :?4:56?E 2E E96 7:CDE 3=@4< @7 t2DE $:IE9 $EC66E]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ A@=:46[ r2>A36== H2D DA@EE65 H2=<:?8 :? E96 3@C@F89 2?5 H2D <?@H? E@ 92G6 2 H2CC2?E 7C@> r@=F>3:2 r@F?EJ] p7E6C 36:?8 DE@AA65[ r2>A36== 4=2:>65 96C ?2>6 H2D p>2?52 y@9?D@? 2?5 C67FD65 E@ AC@G:56 2 52E6 @7 3:CE9]k^Am
kAm!@=:46 2EE6>AE65 E@ E2<6 96C :?E@ 4FDE@5J[ 2E H9:49 E:>6 r2>A36== AF==65 2H2J 7C@> @77:46CD[ H9:49 42FD65 EH@ @77:46CD E@ 72== E@ E96 8C@F?5] p7E6C 36:?8 DF35F65[ r2>A36== H2D 7@F?5 :? A@DD6DD:@? @7 2 D>2== A=2DE:4 K:A 328 E92E 4@?E2:?65 2 H9:E6 4CJDE2= C@4<\=:76 DF3DE2?46[ H9:49 H2D 4@?D:DE2?E H:E9 >6E92>A96E2>:?6[ A@=:46 D2:5] r@FCE 5@4F>6?ED D9@H r2>A36== H2D 2=D@ 7@F?5 H:E9 EH@ 8=2DD D>@<:?8 56G:46D 2?5 EH@ DJC:?86D]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.