Man sentenced for possession in prison
An Allegheny County man was sentenced to state prison in Butler County Court on Thursday, after being charged with possession of contraband in the Butler County Prison.
David D. Graczyk, 31, of Avalon was sentenced to two to four years in a state correctional facility by county Judge William Shaffer, after previously entering a guilty plea to felony contraband.
Graczyk said he is “ready to accept full responsibility for my actions and move forward.”
He was charged by Butler County detectives after he was caught with prescription medication and tobacco in the facility. Police said remains of chewed tobacco in the toilet of the cell gave him away.
According to court documents, the correctional officer who noticed the evidence in the toilet immediately suspected Graczyk, who had his hands down the back of his pants.
Upon searching him, guards found a bundle of tobacco under the waistband of his pants, according to documents. A second bundle of tobacco fell out of his pant leg as he was being taken for a strip search.
The subsequent strip search, documents said, turned up another bundle, which contained tobacco, one Suboxone strip and two Xanax pills,
Graczyk was being held in the facility on a warrant from Westmoreland County at the time.
