Davane Jones

A Texas man, charged in Butler County with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and heroin, will be returned to his home state to face a parole violation after waiving extradition in Butler County Court on Monday.

Judge William Shaffer ordered that Davane Jones, 29, of Dallas, be held in Butler County until his charges here are disposed, before being returned to Texas.

Jones is scheduled for formal arraignment May 15 on the felony charge of conspiracy to commit possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, after being charged by the Butler County Drug Task Force March 30.

He was arrested alongside Erika E. Ringler, 30, of Butler, after a drug raid at Ringler’s apartment at the Old Plank Estates complex in Butler Township.

Police said Jones was arrested leaving the apartment, and was found in possession of a large amount of currency.

The operation followed a several-month-long investigation. Police said multiple sources reported drug activity at the home, and controlled drug buys were made during the investigation.

Officers, who believed there was at least one gun at the apartment, used a “flash bang” grenade before entering the home. Two bedroom windows were broken in the operation.

The search turned up 26.49 grams, or nearly an ounce, of suspected crack, 34 stamp bags of suspected heroin and $3,645 in currency, according to court documents.

Also seized were scales, drug packaging materials, syringes and other related contraband, and a .25-caliber pistol.

Jones was later found to be wanted in Texas for a parole violation stemming from an aggravated robbery case there.

Investigators suspect Jones has been living out of a local motel while in Butler County.

Ringler is charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and conspiracy, all felonies. She also is charged with misdemeanor possession.

Jones continues to be held in the Butler County Prison on $200,000 bail while Ringler continues to be held on $50,000 bail.