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[naviga:h3]Butler Police[/naviga:h3]

5:47 p.m. Saturday — Randall L. Fair, 57, of Butler was arrested after police say they spotted his car on West Brady Street traveling at “an extremely slow rate of speed.”

An officer eventually pulled over Fair, who submitted to a portable breath test device that indicated he had alcohol in his system, according to court documents. He was unable to complete any other field sobriety tests.

Police said Fair refused to take a formal breath test.

He was arraigned on charges of driving under the influence and driving a vehicle without valid inspection. He was placed in Butler County Prison on $15,000 bail following arraignment.

Friday — Christopher D. Reinhart, 39, of Butler was charged with giving police bogus identification and for having heroin during a July 19 investigation into drug complaints at a home on Standard Avenue.

Police said they stopped Reinhart who was reportedly seen near the house. A consent search turned up two stamp bags of suspected in one of his pockets, according to court documents.

When police asked his ID, the defendant gave the name “Christopher Rinehart,” documents. He also provided an incorrect date of birth.

Butler Township police later helped to identify Reinhart, who is charged with possession of a controlled substance and false identification to law enforcement authorities.

[naviga:h3]State Police, Butler[/naviga:h3]

July 24 — Police charged an Erie County man with drugged driving stemming from an earlier traffic stop in Muddy Creek Township. Police said they stopped Lamar A. Owens, 40, of Erie about 5:50 p.m. July 5 for speeding on Interstate 79.

Owens showed signs of impairment during field sobriety tests, according to court documents, and he was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test. Toxicology results showed he had marijuana in his system.

He is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, speeding and disregarding traffic lanes.

10:15 p.m. July 21 — Ben A. Shaevitz, 33, of Harrisville was arrested after a traffic stop in the 400 block of Campground Road in Marion Township. The stop followed a call for an erratic driver.

Police said Shaevitz admitted that he had smoked marijuana about 30 minutes before being pulled over, according to court documents. He failed field sobriety tests and was taken for a blood tests. Toxicology results were not indicated in the charging documents.

A search of the defendant’s pickup truck, police said, turned up what appeared to be marijuana and a drug-smoking device.

Shaevitz was arraigned on charges of driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, failing to keep right and disregarding traffic lanes. He was released on his own recognizance following arraignment.

July 19 — Police obtained a felony arrest warrant for Christopher W. Schmidt, 40, of Butler stemming from a theft and forgery investigation in Concord Township.

The investigation began June 28, according to court documents, when the victim reported that $1,500 had been stolen from his wallet on Valley Drive. He also told police that three checks he owned had been forged and cashed for a total of $412.

All three checks were made out to Schmidt, who the victim identified as an ex-employee, Police subsequently learned there was surveillance video at a First Commonwealth Bank branch of a man “bearing Schmidt’s appearance” depositing the checks, documents said.

Police charged the defendant with felony counts of theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception and forgery, and a misdemeanor count of access device fraud.

July 19 — Charles J. Guttilla III, 40, of Gibsonia was charged with being more than 2½ times the state’s legal limit for alcohol in connection with a one-vehicle wreck in Oakland Township.

Police said Guttilla crashed a motorcycle shortly before 7:30 p.m. June 24 on Route 68 near O’Donnell’s Distributors. He was being treated in the back of ambulance for unknown injuries when police got there.

Guttilla was flown by medical helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh, where police subsequently served a search warrant for his medical records that indicated his blood-alcohol level was 0.22 percent. In Pennsylvania, a level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated.

He is charged with DUI, disobeying traffic control devices, failing to keep right, disregarding traffic lanes, driving at an unsafe speed, driving a motorcycle without eye protection, careless driving and reckless driving.

July 18 — Chad E. Vogel, 29, of Butler was charged with DUI in connection with a June traffic stop in Clay Township. He was pulled over about 4:50 p.m. June 29 in the 400 block of Hall Road after a 911 caller reported a reckless driver.

Police said Vogel was arrested for drunken driving after he submitted to field sobriety testing. He was taken to Butler police station for a breath test that showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.191 percent, according to court documents.

He is charged with DUI, driving with a suspended license, driving without a license and careless driving.

July 17 — Police charged Dustin T. Lindsay, 33, of Butler with driving on drugs and having narcotics in connection with a June traffic stop in Center Township. Police said he was stopped about 1:25 a.m. June 16 after running a stop sign at Sunset Drive and Mahood Road.

Police said Lindsay appeared to be impaired and they noticed “loose pills” in the center console of his car, according to court documents.

During a consent search of his car, police said, troopers found a metal container with 13 stamp bags of suspected heroin in it. The pills that police found were identified as oxycodone and alprazolam, documents said.

Lindsay was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test after failing field sobriety tests. Toxicology reports showed he had fentanyl. morphine and a metabolite of cocaine in his system.

He is charged with multiple counts of driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, disregarding traffic lanes and a stop sign violation.

July 16 — Nicholas A. Masella, 22, of Butler Township was arraigned on charges he tried to illegally buy a rifle at a Summit Township gun store last fall.

Police said Massella allegedly provided false information on a federal form that was required Nov. 16 when he attempted to buy the Marlin .30-30-caliber rifle at Sportsman’s Supply Company on Freeport Road.

He was arraigned on charges of unlawfully attempting to buy a firearm, a felony, and unsworn falsification to authorities, a misdemeanor. He was released on his own recognizance following arraignment.