Man sentenced in drug case
A man charged with conspiring to distribute drugs was sentenced to probation in Butler County Court on Thursday.
Wayne R. Johnson, 35, was sentenced to six months of probation by Judge Timothy McCune. He was also ordered to complete 25 hours of community service, undergo any counseling required by the Butler County Adult Probation Office and pay court costs and a $100 fine.
Johnson pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia on Dec. 4.
He was also reparoled to inpatient drug and alcohol treatment on two parole revocation incidents, when a bed becomes available.
Johnson was initially charged with felony criminal use of a communications facility and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia following a Feb. 10 incident in Buffalo Township. The remaining charges were dismissed as part of the plea.
During a home compliance check by Butler County Adult Probation officers at Johnson's Park Drive home, police said he was allegedly found hiding and holding a cell phone which police said contained text messages between Johnson and someone named “Chop” discussing the sale of heroin.
The Butler County Drug Task Force charged him after a search of the phone allegedly revealed multiple text messages regarding buying and selling heroin as well as crack cocaine, police said.
Inside the home officers allegedly found two digital scales, drug-packaging materials, 10 hypodermic needles, two crack pipes and six empty bags of suspected heroin, police said.
