A Meadville man charged with selling methamphetamine out of two county hotels has entered a guilty plea.

Jonathan E. Crowell, 50, entered the plea before Judge Gregory Hammond on Thursday.

He faced a total of three dockets

Jonathan E. Crowell, 50, Meadville, and Ashley R. Vickery, 35, 312 Hazel St., Apt. A, Warren, were charged back in June for allegedly selling methamphetamine out of a Mead Twp. hotel.

According to Warren County detectives, “We got information that there were two individuals selling methamphetamine out of the Budget Lodge. They were staying in rooms there.”

After investigating, officers of the Warren County Drug Task Force secured search warrants — two for the hotel and one for an involved vehicle. Officers reported finding about 4 ounces of methamphetamine, assorted drug paraphernalia, and cash.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Vickery told officers Crowell had placed methamphetamine in her bags and in her room and given her the task of selling the drugs in Warren County.

Crowell told officers there was methamphetamine located “in his room at the Budget Lodge and he and Vickery had “arranged for the distribution of the methamphetamine,” officers said in the affidavit.

In March, Pennsylvania State Police charged Crowell and Vickery with several drug-related offenses after a joint investigation with the Warren County Drug Task Force.

According to the affidavit in that case, about 2.5 pounds of methamphetamine were recovered from rooms rented by Crowell at Quality Inn.

Crowell pleaded Thursday to possession with intent to deliver from the Mead Twp. incident as well as conspiracy (possession with intent to deliver) and criminal use of a communications facility from the incident in the City of Warren.

Charges including possession with intent to deliver, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at that docket were not prosecuted as well as a third docket which included charges of possession and traffic violations.

Vickery was initially scheduled to plead on Thursday but was led out of the courtroom before court began.