ERNEST, Pa. – An Ernest man wanted for Drug Delivery Resulting in Death was apprehended recently in Indiana County.
Police say Andrew Kirk Rankin, 33, was taken into custody on Thursday, October 28, by members of the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force working closely with the Pennsylvania State Police Fugitive Task Force and members of the Troop A, Indiana Patrol and Criminal Investigation Units.
Rankin was arraigned before on-call Magisterial District Judge Robert Bell, Sr. and was remanded to the Indiana County Jail in lieu of $100,000 monetary bail.
Rankin was charged September 1 with felony counts of Drug Delivery Resulting in Death, Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession with Intent to Manufacture or Deliver, and Criminal Use of Communication Facility.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for November 10 at 1:15 p.m. before Magisterial District Judge Guy Haberl.
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