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Drug suspect arrested after diving out of 2nd story window

Two Butler residents are in prison and a New Kensington man is in the hospital after drug task force members served a search warrant Wednesday night at a West Diamond Street apartment.

Police said Bryant C. Rose, 39, of New Kensington was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital and later transferred to Allegheny General Hospital, after diving out a second-story window while trying to escape arrest about 9 p.m. Police said that Rose was subdued by a police dog after jumping from the window.

He is in good condition at the hospital this morning.

Butler County Detective Timothy Fennell said the apartment has been the object of a joint investigation by city police, the county district attorney’s drug task force and agents of the state attorney general’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation since October.

Fennell said police moved on the apartment after learning there would be a “large amount of drugs” there on Wednesday.

Police said Rose had 796 stamp bags of heroin, with a street value of $7,960, about five grams of crack cocaine and several varieties of prescription drugs packaged for sale, and more than $1,300 in cash.

Rose is charged with four counts of possession with intent to deliver, one count of criminal conspiracy, four counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of resisting arrest.

Police said they expect to arraign him after his release from the hospital.

Also arrested in the raid were Shawn L. Nelson, 39, and Jennifer A. Young, 34, both of 319 W. Diamond St., Apt. 3.

Fennell said police believe the pair were allowing Rose to deal drugs out of the apartment.

They both are charged with one count each of possession with intent to deliver, criminal conspiracy, and possession of drug paraphernalia, and taken to the county prison.

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