Two arrested on drug charges
BUTLER TWP — Two Ohio men were arrested on felony drug charges after a traffic stop Thursday in the township.
The Butler County Drug Task Force pulled over Keith Massey Jr., 35, of Columbus, who was wanted on a felony warrant stemming from an alleged 2016 drug deal.
Tyler W. Henderson, 31, also of Columbus, a passenger in Massey's sport utility vehicle, was subsequently found with 14 grams of crack cocaine hidden on his body, according to court documents.
Henderson was arraigned on a felony charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. He is in the Butler County Prison on $50,000 bail.
Massey is accused of selling 1.54 grams of crack to a police informant in exchange for $250 during a controlled drug buy June 30, 2016, according to documents, on the 300 block of West Cunningham Street in Butler.
He was arraigned on charges of delivery and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and criminal use of a communication facility, all felonies.
Additionally, he is charged with misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.
Massey was placed in the county prison following arraignment, but was released Friday after posting $50,000 bail.
