Lyndora man sentenced in weapons case
A Lyndora man charged with possessing drugs and an illegal weapon was sentenced to probation in Butler County Court on Thursday.
Thomas A. Purcell, 25, was sentenced to 12 months county probation, 25 hours of community service and a $40 fine by county Judge Timothy McCune after previously pleading guilty to misdemeanor possession of an illegal offensive weapon.
Butler Township police said while serving a bench warrant on Purcell, he was found in possession of two stamp bags of suspected heroin and a switchblade-style knife.
Officers also found in the home a number of empty bags of suspected heroin and a crack pipe belonging to him, police said.
Purcell was placed in the patrol car and asked if he had any other drugs on him. He eventually admitted he did. At the Butler County Prison, police said, he turned over three bags of suspected crack cocaine that he had hidden on him.
A full report will appear in the Butler Eagle.
