Man Jailed on Felony Drug Charges Following Undercover Heroin Sting

Aly Delp

Aly Delp

Published September 12, 2020 4:30 am
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EAST BRADY BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) — Felony drug charges have been filed against a Butler man caught in an undercover heroin sting.

Court documents indicate the Clarion Borough Police Department filed criminal charges against 64-year-old James Thomas Brown on September 1.

According to a criminal complaint, on August 14, Clarion County Narcotics Enforcement (CNET) agents met with a confidential informant (C.I.) who advised he/she could assist in the purchase of heroin from James T. Brown.

The complaint states several consensual recorded phone calls were then made between the C.I. and Brown, and a meeting location in East Brady was agreed upon. It was agreed that Brown would sell the C.I. four bundles of heroin for $500.00.

CNET agents then traveled to the meeting location and set up surveillance.

According to the complaint, Brown arrived alone in a gray/silver Mitsubishi sedan, and CNET agents observed as the C.I. got into Brown’s vehicle. The C.I. then returned from the vehicle with a baggie containing rice and four bundles of purported heroin, banded with black rubber bands.

Brown was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Jeffrey C. Miller at 10:00 a.m. on September 4, on the following charges:

– Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession With Intent to Manufacture or Deliver, Felony
– Criminal Use Of Communication Facility, Felony 2
– Possession of Controlled Substance, Misdemeanor

Unable to post $25,000.00 monetary bail, he remains lodged in the Clarion County Jail.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on September 22, with Judge Miller presiding.

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