Ten charged with dealing heroin and cocaine in Pike County

| 15 Jan 2014 | 03:27

JOHN JORAY: John Joray, 25, of 987 Milford Road in Dingmans Ferry, and Matthew Maloney, 25, of Milford are accused of selling heroin to a confidential informant on three separate occasions. According to a criminal complaint on Oct. 15, 2013, Joray sold 20 packets of suspected heroin to a confidential informant for $240. On Nov. 19, 2013, according to the complaint, the confidential informant met with Joray and proceeded to a separate location to meet with Maloney. There Maloney was handed $600 in exchange for 50 bags of heroin. On Nov. 25, 2013, the confidential informant met with Joray, whose 1 1/2 year old son was in the back seat of his car, where he promoted his son to say racist and derogatory terms. Joray and the confidential informant met with Maloney where he delivered 22 packets of suspected heroin for $300. On a third occasion on Dec. 2, 2013, the confidential informant met with Joray and then traveled to Maloney’s residence in Dingman Township. There Maloney sold 30 bags of suspected heroin for $600 . On Nov. 21, 2013, Joray met with a confidential informant and took him to meet with another person, where Joray set up a delivery of 8 packets of suspected heroin for $200. In a separate drug purchase on Dec. 9, 2013, Joray set up a buy with an unknown male for 50 bags of suspect heroin of $600. When detectives went to test the suspected heroin, they noticed most of the bags were empty. Joray was charged with three counts of delivery of a controlled substance, ungraded felony; four counts of criminal conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance, ungraded felony; first-degree endangering the welfare of children, a misdemeanor; and criminal attempt to deliver a controlled substance, ungraded felony. Joray is in Pike County Correctional Facility in lieu of $250,000 bail. (Click blue arrow to the right for more police mug shots and charges.)

BRAD MIDDAUGH: Brad Middaugh, 19, of 100 Danielle Terrace in Dingmans Ferry allegedly sold heroin to a confidential informant on four occasions between October and November 2013. The first delivery occurred on Oct. 4, 2013, where according to the complaint, Middaugh sold 20 packets of suspected heroin to a confidential informant for $240. The second purchase occurred on Oct. 15, 2013 in Delaware Township, where Middaugh sold 30 packets of suspected heroin to a confidential informant for $ 360 0. The third purchase occurred on Oct. 22, 2013, where Middaugh again sold 30 packets of suspected heroin to a confidential informant for $360. On the last incident on Nov. 21, 2013, Middaugh sold 21 packets of suspected heroin for $210 to a confidential informant. He is charged with four counts of delivery of a controlled substance, ungraded felony; and three counts of third-degree criminal use of a communication facility, a felony. Middaugh is in Pike County Correctional Facility in lieu of $250,000 bail.

MATTHEW MALONEY: Matthew Maloney, 25, of Garfield Court (Sunrise Lakes), Milford, and John Joray, 25, of 987 Milford Road in Dingmans Ferry, are accused of selling heroin to a confidential informant on three separate occasions. According to a criminal complaint on Oct. 15, 2013, Joray sold 20 packets of suspected heroin to a confidential informant for $240. On Nov. 19, 2013, according to the complaint, the confidential informant met with Joray and proceeded to a separate location to meet with Maloney. There Maloney was handed $600 in exchange for 50 bags of heroin. On Nov. 25, 2013, the confidential informant met with Joray, whose 1 1/2 year old son was in the back seat of his car, where he promoted his son to say racist and derogatory terms. Joray and the confidential informant met with Maloney where he delivered 22 packets of suspected heroin for $300. On a third occasion on Dec. 2, 2013, the confidential informant met with Joray and then traveled to Maloney’s residence in Dingman Township. There Maloney sold 30 bags of suspected heroin for $600 . On Nov. 21, 2013, Joray met with a confidential informant and took him to meet with another person, where Joray set up a delivery of 8 packets of suspected heroin for $200. In a separate drug purchase on Dec. 9, 2013, Joray set up a buy with an unknown male for 50 bags of suspect heroin of $600. When detectives went to test the suspected heroin, they noticed most of the bags were empty. Maloney was charged with three counts of delivery of a controlled substance, ungraded felony; and three counts of criminal conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance, ungraded felony. He is in Pike County Correctional Facility in lieu of $175,000 bail.

ROBERT KOETZLE: On Dec. 5, 2013, detectives and a confidential informant went to purchase 50 packets of suspected heroin from Patrick Sullivan and Robert Koetzle, 18, of 117 Genesis Drive in Milford (pictured), for $600. The confidential informant told detectives he had just received a call from John Joray telling the informant that Koetzle planned to rip him off by taking the money and running out a back window into a car that would be waiting. While explaining what was happening, the confidential informant received a call from another person wondering where they were because Koetzle had called him. The confidential informant relayed the information he got from Joray, and the other person offered to accompany the informant. Koetzle then called the informant where he again expressed his concerns. Koetzle assured the informant he had his 50 packets, and was telling other people he was out. The confidential informant met with Koetzle and another person, where Koetzle sold 30 bags of heroin for $300. He is charged with criminal conspiracy, and ungraded felony; and delivery of a controlled substance, ungraded felony. Koetzle is in Pike County Correctional Facility in lieu of $175,000 bail.

GEORGE EARLE IV: A criminal complaint accuses George Earle IV, 24, of 1331 Milford Road in Dingmans Ferry of meeting with a confidential informant between December 2013 and January 2014 to deliver heroin and crack. On Dec. 20, 2013, Earle met with a confidential informant and delivered 50 bags of heroin and 1.4 grams of crack cocaine for $800. The second delivery occurred on Dec. 30, 2013, when Earle met with a confidential informant and sold 50 bags of heroin and 0.9 grams of crack for $600. On the third delivery, Earle delivered 11 bags of heroin to a confidential informant for $140 on Jan. 6, 2014. On the last occasion, on Jan. 9, 2014, Earle and Robert Koetzle met with a confidential informant and delivered 20 packets of heroin for $240. He is charged with five counts of delivery of a controlled substance, ungraded felony; criminal conspiracy, ungraded felony; and criminal use of a communication facility. Earle is in Pike County Correctional Facility in lieu of $150,000 bail.

PATRICK SULLIVAN: On Oct. 4, 2013, Patrick Sullivan, 21, of 131 Cypress Road in Dingmans Ferry allegedly sold 48 packets of suspected heroin to a confidential informant for $460. In the second delivery Sullivan delivered 50 packets of suspected heroin to a confidential informant for $600 on Nov. 1, 2013. On the last delivery, on Nov. 7, 2013, Sullivan delivered 45 packets of suspected heroin to a confidential informant for $600. He is charged with three counts of delivery of a controlled substance, ungraded felony; criminal conspiracy, ungraded felony; and criminal use of a communication facility. Sullivan is Pike County Correctional Facility in lieu of $150,000 bail.

SAEED MUSAH: Saeed Musah, 21, of 163 Mulberry Drive in Milford sold cocaine to a confidential information on three separate occasions. On Nov. 15, 2013, Musah sold 3 grams of suspected cocaine to a confidential informant for $300. Again on Nov. 27, 2013, Musah sold 7 grams of suspected cocaine to a confidential informant for $740. On the final occasion on Dec. 4, 2013, Musah sold 10.5 grams of suspected cocaine for $840 to a confidential informant. He is charged with three counts of delivery of a Controlled Substance, ungraded Felony; and third-degree criminal Use of a Communication Facility, a felong. Saeed is in Pike County Correctional Facility in lieu of $150,000 bail.

EMMETT PIERSON: Law enforcement officers arrived at the residence of Emmett Pierson, 62, of 1331 Milford Road in Milford, to serve arrest warrants on Robert Koetzle and George Earle IV. Pierson claimed he didn’t know who Koetzle and Earle were, and that he was only watching the house. Pierson was holding a dog believed to dangerous, and was asked to put the dog away. While following Pierson into the residence, officers heard the toilet flushing, and George Earle IV was observed flushing items believed to be controlled substances. Robert Koetzle was then located in a rear bathroom flushing items believed to be controlled substances down the toilet. It was later discovered the Koetzle rents a room from Pierson. Pierson is charged with criminal conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence in the second degree, a misdemeanor. Pierson is Pike County Correctional Facility in lieu of $7,500 bail.

MILFORD — Seven suspected drug dealers were arrested in Pike County on Wednesday as part of an investigation by the Pike County District Attorney’s Office into the selling of heroin and cocaine in Pike County.

Three additional arrests are expected.

"The investigation and arrest will certainly curtail heroin and cocaine dealing in the Delaware/Dingman area and make the Community a safer place," said District Attorney Raymond Tonkin. "We also hope to solve additional crimes through these arrest, as many times drugs are associated with other criminal activity."

District Attorney Raymond Tonkin said the investigation focused on drug dealing in Delaware Township and Dingman Township, but also included drug purchases in Matamoras Borough. The investigation began three months ago, when detectives from the Pike County District Attorney’s Office learned a group of loosely knit people were selling heroin and cocaine in the Delaware Township area. Through the use of informants and undercover officers, investigators made 16 purchases of heroin and five of cocaine. In all, investigators purchased approximately 535 bags of heroin and 22.8 grams of cocaine. The purchases ranged from between $40 and $840.

After detectives obtained arrest warrants for 10 people, approximately 30 law enforcement agents from the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pike County Sheriff’s Office, Eastern Pike Regional Police, Milford Police Department, Shohola Police Department, the Wayne County District Attorney’s Office and the Pike County Probation Department set out early this morning to serve arrest warrants on those charged with drug trafficking. Seven were arrested, with three still being sought. An eleventh person was charged with hindering the arrest of two people.

Delivery of a controlled substance is a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Criminal use of a communication facility is a third-degree felony punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

See photo captions, above, for the full charges against the 10 suspected dealers.

Tonkin thanked all the agencies who participated in the investigation and arrests, saying "citizens can feel proud of law enforcement in making our community safer.”

Anyone with information on drug trafficking in Pike County may call the District Attorney’s Office at 570-296-3482 and ask for the Detective Bureau. All calls will be kept confidential.

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