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by News Department on 10/13/17

Drug/Weapons charges...




A Port Carbon man was jailed, earlier this week, after being arrested by Pottsville police on drug and firearms charges. 

Police Chief Richard F. Wojciechowsky said the charges are the result of a vehicle stop at Nichols Street and Mill Creek Avenue. 

Wojciechowsky said a Ford F-250 pickup truck was driving at an unsafe speed and a subsequent check revealed the registration on the truck was not valid, the inspection expired and there was no valid insurance. 

The driver, 27 year old Tyler Porter, had an active bench warrant from the Schuylkill County detectives and was driving while his driver’s license was suspended. 

Wojciechowsky said Porter was placed under arrest on the outstanding warrant and found to be concealing a .22-caliber Derringer handgun in his pocket without having a valid license to carry a concealed weapon. 

Porter was also found to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

 Porter was arraigned on the recent charges by Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley, Pottsville and ordered returned to the county prison pending a preliminary hearing at a later date.


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