A Gibsonia man was sentenced to probation in Butler County Court, after being charged with possession of drugs and a gun during a traffic stop.

Jeremy C. Heintz, 24, was sentenced to 6 months in the county Intermediate Punishment Program, with the first 14 days on house arrest with electronic monitoring, followed by 18 months of county probation.

President Judge Thomas Doerr gave Heintz credit for time spent in a Michigan rehabilitation center, and ordered him to pay court costs, a $1,500 fine and undergo drug and alcohol treatment, complete 40 hours of community service and complete the county Victim Impact Panel, the Alcohol Highway Safety School and the litter pickup program.

Heintz pleaded guilty March 1 to misdemeanor driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was initially also charged with felony firearms not to be carried without a license, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, a second DUI count and a summary traffic violation after the incident on Feb. 25, 2015.

Adams Township police filed the charges after Heintz' vehicle was seen driving on Route 228, and police determined his license was suspended. The vehicle was then pulled over on Oak Alley off Mars Valencia Road.

Heintz was identified as the driver and told police that he had gone out for a Snapple from a friend's house.

He was found to be under the influence, and police said Heintz admitted to smoking marijuana a few hours before, as well as taking some Percocet pills for which he did not have a prescription.

Heintz told police a firearm was in the vehicle. A Smith and Wesson 9 mm handgun was recovered. Heintz did not have a firearms license and was on probation at the time, according to the affidavit of probable cause.

Also found inside the vehicle were three baggies, one empty, one with a small amount of marijuana and one with 13 pills that later were identified as a muscle relaxer; as well as a vaporizer pen; a homemade smoking pipe; and a bottle of Visine.

Heintz was arrested and taken to UPMC Passavant Cranberry for blood chemical testing.