Six caught in drug sweep
Published: February 3, 2010
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Melissa Finkler, 24, of Springville, was brought in for drug charges during a Wyoming County drug sweep Wednesday. She is escorted by adult probation officer Jerome Tonti. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN WOODRUFF
Cpl. Rebecca Warner takes Elissia Gallagher, 25, of Montrose, into custody Wednesday as part of a drug sweep. STAFF PHOTO/MIKE RUDOLF
Andrew Artley, 21, of Hop Bottom, was brought in for his arraignment on drug charges by state police. STAFF PHOTO/MIKE RUDOLF
Six Susquehanna County residents were caught up in a drug sweep that led to the arrest of more than a dozen people on drug charges in Wyoming County on Wednesday.
District Attorney Jeff Mitchell called the suspects “street-level dealers,” with perhaps one major dealer in the mix.
According to Mitchell, the investigations and arrest were coordinated between his office and the State Police Troop P Vice and Narcotics Unit. Assisting in rounding up the suspects were state police from the Tunkhannock, Towanda and Laporte barracks; Tunkhannock Borough and TunkhannockTownship police; and the county adult probation department.
All of the suspects are from Susquehanna or Wyoming counties. They were each charged with delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and criminal use of a communication facility.
According to the police criminal complaints, the arrests came as the result of attempted drug deals with undercover informants between May 2009 and last week. The suspects were accused of dealing a variety of drugs, including marijuana, heroin, cocaine, morphine and Percocet in several communities throughout the county.
Those arrested were:
George Adam Steer II, 19, RR 4, Montrose.
Andrew J. Artley, 21, RR 1, Hop Bottom.
Melissa Ann Finkler, 24, RR 1, Springville.
Carlos O. Hernandez, 21, South Main Street, Montrose.
Elissia Marie Gallagher, 25, RR 7, Montrose.
Roger Allen Newhart Jr., 28, RR 1, Rushville.
Heather Ann Stephenson, 23, Oak Forest Drive, Tunkhannock.
Andrew Stephen Rowker, 31, Keelersburg Road, Tunkhannock.
Cameron Justin Brown, 26, DymondTrailer Park, Tunkhannock.
Ian Marc Williams, 21, Post Hill Road, Falls.
Bryan Sam Eberlin, 23, RR 2, Laceyville.
Hugh Leroy Parkhurst Jr., 52, RR 1, Meshoppen.
Daniel L. Buechel, 26, Route 87, Mehoopany.
Tiaghee Dieshon Daughtry, 20, RR 1, Mehoopany
All of the suspects except Daughtry were arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Carl Smith. Bail on each suspect was set at $15,000. Their preliminary hearings are scheduled for Feb. 5.
Daughtry was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge John Hovan, with bail set at $25,000. His preliminary hearing was scheduled for Feb. 2.
Six Susquehanna County residents were caught up in a drug sweep that led to the arrest of more than a dozen people on drug charges in Wyoming County on Wednesday.
District Attorney Jeff Mitchell called the suspects “street-level dealers,” with perhaps one major dealer in the mix.
According to Mitchell, the investigations and arrest were coordinated between his office and the State Police Troop P Vice and Narcotics Unit. Assisting in rounding up the suspects were state police from the Tunkhannock, Towanda and Laporte barracks; Tunkhannock Borough and TunkhannockTownship police; and the county adult probation department.
All of the suspects are from Susquehanna or Wyoming counties. They were each charged with delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and criminal use of a communication facility.
According to the police criminal complaints, the arrests came as the result of attempted drug deals with undercover informants between May 2009 and last week. The suspects were accused of dealing a variety of drugs, including marijuana, heroin, cocaine, morphine and Percocet in several communities throughout the county.
Those arrested were:
George Adam Steer II, 19, RR 4, Montrose.
Andrew J. Artley, 21, RR 1, Hop Bottom.
Melissa Ann Finkler, 24, RR 1, Springville.
Carlos O. Hernandez, 21, South Main Street, Montrose.
Elissia Marie Gallagher, 25, RR 7, Montrose.
Roger Allen Newhart Jr., 28, RR 1, Rushville.
Heather Ann Stephenson, 23, Oak Forest Drive, Tunkhannock.
Andrew Stephen Rowker, 31, Keelersburg Road, Tunkhannock.
Cameron Justin Brown, 26, DymondTrailer Park, Tunkhannock.
Ian Marc Williams, 21, Post Hill Road, Falls.
Bryan Sam Eberlin, 23, RR 2, Laceyville.
Hugh Leroy Parkhurst Jr., 52, RR 1, Meshoppen.
Daniel L. Buechel, 26, Route 87, Mehoopany.
Tiaghee Dieshon Daughtry, 20, RR 1, Mehoopany
All of the suspects except Daughtry were arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Carl Smith. Bail on each suspect was set at $15,000. Their preliminary hearings are scheduled for Feb. 5.
Daughtry was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge John Hovan, with bail set at $25,000. His preliminary hearing was scheduled for Feb. 2.
