PINE CREEK TWP., Pa. (EYT) – A Sykesville man is facing criminal charges after being caught attempting to bring methamphetamine into the Jefferson County Jail concealed under his genitals.
Court documents indicate the Punxsutawney-based State Police filed criminal charges against 32-year-old Cory T. Crawford.
According to a criminal complaint, around 11:01 a.m. on April 2, PSP Punxsutawney were dispatched to the Jefferson County Jail for a report of an incoming arrestee attempting to conceal 23 individually packaged bags of methamphetamine.
According to the complaint, Cory Crawford was brought to the Jefferson County Jail by Jefferson County Adult Probation for a probation violation, and during a routine strip search, corrections officers discovered the packages of methamphetamine.
The complaint states Crawford attempted to hide the methamphetamine under his genitals but was unsuccessful.
The methamphetamine was collected by Trooper Green and was photographed, and NIK tested before being placed into evidence. The substance tested positive as methamphetamine, the complaint notes.
Crawford was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Gregory M. Bazylak at 10:15 a.m. on Monday, April 6, on the following charges:
– Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession With Intent to Manufacture or Deliver, Felony
– Contraband/Controlled Substance, Felony 2
– Possession of Controlled Substance, Misdemeanor
He was lodged in the Jefferson County Jail on $30,000.00 monetary bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. On June 2, with Judge Bazylak presiding.
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