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Busted: PA Man, 53, Arrested On Felony Meth, Cocaine Distribution Warrant
A 53-year-old PA man was arrested on a felony warrant charging him with possession and intent to deliver meth and cocaine, authorities announced.
Keith Lee Werkheiser, of Forks Township, was arrested around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 by Palmer Township Police on a felony warrant, Forks Township Police said.
He was charged with felony drug possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine and cocaine, as well as possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, and driving while suspended.
The charges stem from a traffic stop near Mavis Discount Tire on Wednesday, May 18, when Werkhei…
Allentown Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Fentanyl Overdose, Northampton County DA Says
A 32-year-old Allentown man pleaded guilty in connection to a deadly fentanyl overdose, authorities said.
Scott Guth, of the 200 block of S. 15th Street, pleaded guilty Thursday to drug delivery resulting in death, the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office said.
Guth sold two bundles of fentanyl that caused the death of 25-year-old Joseph Dell’Alba on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, the DA said.
Dell’Alba took the substance — which later tested positive for methamphetamine, Tramadol, Xylazine, and fentanyl — at the Nazareth apartment of Marissa Metler, who was also facing charges for murde…
PA Felon Busted For Pot-Growing Operation Had Indoor Greenhouse, Illegal 'Ghost Guns,' DA Says
A Pennsylvania man arrested for growing marijuana had constructed an elaborate indoor greenhouse and was found with two “ghost guns,” authorities said.
Justin Hutson, 28, of 4158 Newburg Road in Lower Nazareth, was taken into custody on various drug and weapons charges, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck said Monday.
On Dec. 4 around 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a man acting out after a methamphetamine detox and spoke with Hutson’s wife, who stated that Hutson had recently returned from the hospital after an overdose the previous night, authorities said.
After observing a…
Accused Lehigh Valley Burglar, 34, Charged In Second Home Break-In, Knifepoint Rape
A Lehigh Valley man previously charged in a home break-in is facing a laundry list of additional charges in connection to a burglary and rape case from May 2020, authorities said.
Clement Swaby, 34, was charged Wednesday with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, indecent and aggravated indecent assaults, burglary, possessing instruments of crime and terroristic threats, Bethlehem Police said.
Swaby is accused of breaking into a Bethlehem home, threatening the victim at knifepoint and raping them on May 19, 2020, police said.
Swaby was charged in March with first-de…
