Task force jails 'mid-level' drug dealer
A suspected drug dealer is behind bars following an investigation that targeted another alleged dealer in Butler.
District Judge William Fullerton on Monday arraigned Michael Lee Hutchinson, 22, on felony charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and criminal use of a communication facility, and a misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance.
The Butler County Drug Task Force arrested Hutchinson on Aug. 17 at an apartment on West Quarry Street, where they had gone with a search warrant.
Authorities said they obtained the warrant after an investigation of the tenant, Claude T. Taylor III, 22, who they believe was selling drugs in Butler.
County Detective Tim Fennell, who heads the task force, described Taylor as a “mid-level dealer.” He characterized Hutchinson as an “associate” of Taylor's.
During the search of Taylor's apartment, officers found 14.25 grams of heroin, 6.3 grams of crack and 175.8 grams of marijuana.
Taylor was also arrested Aug. 17 and arraigned on multiple felony and misdemeanor counts of drug possession.
A full report will appear in the Butler Eagle.
