ORWIGSBURG - Eight people went to Schuylkill County Prison on Thursday after authorities arrested them for allegedly selling illegal drugs in southern Schuylkill County this year.
Schuylkill County detectives filed charges in all eight cases, alleging that the defendants, six men and two women, sold cocaine, heroin, marijuana and/or oxycodone at various locations in the southern part of the county in April, May or June.
One of the women, Deborah A. Morse, 46, last known address of Country Squire Motel, Room 33, Schuylkill Haven, made two sales and faces two sets of charges, detectives charged.
Magisterial District Judge James R. Ferrier, who signed the arrest warrant for each defendant, said detectives are hunting for three more suspects.
Ferrier also arraigned each defendant on the charges against him or her, set bail at $5,000 straight cash in each case, sent them to prison after each failed to post that bail and scheduled each of their preliminary hearings for July 27.
The defendants arrested Thursday, the charges and allegations made by county detectives against them and the time of each preliminary hearing included:
- Jaxson Detweiler, 18, of 9 Stanton St., Schuylkill Haven; delivery of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.
Detweiler allegedly sold three wax paper bags containing heroin for $50 to a confidential informant at 4:23 p.m. June 19 on East Main Street in Schuylkill Haven. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m.
- Tyler J. Donnelly, 18, of 440 W. Columbia St., Schuylkill Haven; delivery of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.
Donnelly allegedly sold three wax bags containing heroin for $50 to a confidential informant at 9:55 p.m. May 10 on St. John Street in Schuylkill Haven. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 3 p.m.
- Devin Drey, 22, of 232 Dock St., Schuylkill Haven; delivery of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.
Drey allegedly sold 10 wax bags of heroin for $120 to a confidential informant at 3:22 p.m. May 11 at 2 E. Main St., Schuylkill Haven. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1:45 p.m.
- Bret V. Elliott, 28, of 62 Caroline Ave., Pottsville; delivery of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance.
Elliott allegedly sold five oxycodone pills for $150 to a confidential informant at 7 p.m. May 22 on Ryan Road in North Manheim Township. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
- Charles E. Huhn, 30, of 101 Elk Road, Ashland; delivery of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.
Huhn allegedly sold a glassline bag of cocaine for $60 to a confidential informant at 11:04 p.m. June 12 in the parking lot of Cressona Mall in North Manheim Township. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
- Evan P. Marceau, 20, of 2617 Wynonah Drive, Lake Wynonah, Auburn; two counts each of delivery of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and one each of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.
Marceau allegedly sold two wax bags of heroin and a glassline bag of marijuana for a total of $50 at 4:47 p.m. April 20 on Wynonah Drive at the back gate of the Lake Wynonah development. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 2:15 p.m.
- Sandra L. Miller, 46, of 10 E. Main St., Rear Apartment, Schuylkill Haven; delivery of a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.
Miller allegedly sold three bags of heroin for $45 to a confidential informant at 3 p.m. May 1 at her apartment. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for 3:15 p.m.
- Morse, whom detectives allege sold two glassline bags of heroin for $40 to a confidential informant at 10:45 p.m. May 7 and two baggies of marijuana for $80 to a confidential informant at 9:30 p.m. May 8. Each sale occurred at Morse's motel room, according to detectives.
Morse's preliminary hearing is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. She is imprisoned in lieu of $10,000 straight cash bail, $5,000 in each case.