CRANBERRY TWP — A Pittsburgh man accusing of dealing drugs that killed a township man waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday.

Jadan W. Hudson Sr., 22, will be held in Butler County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bond leading up to his formal arraignment before Common Pleas Judge William Shaffer on Dec. 13.

State police filed charges Sept. 20 based on an investigation that began the morning of Jan. 8, when the body of Jae Woong Lee, 39, was found at his township home.

Police said a search of Lee’s immediate vicinity turned up 48 glassine bags of suspected heroin, a rolled up $5 bill and Lee’s cellular phone.

Police said they traced text messages between Lee and Hudson, which showed a sales agreement for 50 stamp bags of heroin for $300 on Jan. 7 at Sheetz, 1329 Freedom Road, Cranberry Township.

According to police, surveillance footage from the Sheetz location showed Lee and Hudson meeting in the men’s room on Jan. 7 to conduct the sale.

Surveillance footage outside Sheetz also showed Hudson’s arrival and departure in a vehicle registered in his name, police said.

A toxicology report and autopsy by the Butler County Coroner’s Office was requested by police. Results showed heroin and fentanyl were present in Lee’s system at the time of death, with particularly high levels of fentanyl, police said.