Two arrested in motel drug bust
FRANKLIN TWP — A Butler man landed behind bars after state police say they found him Saturday in a motel room with more than 300 prescription pills, crack cocaine and other contraband including dozens of crack pipes and a digital scale.
Christopher L. Ray, 44, was arraigned on felony and misdemeanor drug charges and placed in the Butler County Prison on $25,000 bail.
Police found Ray around 2 p.m. at the Longhorn Corral Saloon and Motel on Route 422 in Franklin Township, where they were called for a report of a suspicious man, according to court documents.
The defendant was in the doorway of a room. In the the room, a trooper noticed what appeared to be two crack pipes on the bed and a third pipe on a table by the television.
Nancy A. Hinchberger, 50, of Butler, who was sleeping on the bed, was also found to be wanted by Butler Township police on an arrest warrant for several unrelated misdemeanor drug charges, authorities said.
Police later obtained a search warrant for the room. The search turned up 342 prescription pills, 47 crack pipes, a scale and several pieces of crack.
A full report will appear in the Butler Eagle.
