A Youngsville man who was charged last week in a domestic incident now faces charges that he has been selling drugs.

Kurt L. Dansk, 41, of Youngsville was charged Wednesday with three felony charges of manufacture, deliver or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, a third-degree felony charge of criminal use of a communication facility, three counts of intentional possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered and three counts of use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the investigation included undercover police work, surveillance and the use of confidential informants to conduct controlled purchases of illegal narcotics. The investigation began in March 2024, according to the affidavit, at which point Youngsville police officers began using a confidential informant to try to purchase controlled substances from Dansk.

Three times, the informant was allegedly able to purchase Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 controlled substances.

“For each purchase, the defendant did possess the illegal substance and also packed the substance in a bag, thus making each bag an item of drug paraphernalia,” the affidavit states. “The substances and bags were recovered by law enforcement from the confidential informant.”

Bail was set at $50,000 cash by Magisterial District Judge Laura Bauer, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for May 14 in front of Magisterial District Judge Todd Woodin.

Dansk was temporarily jailed April 29 after a domestic incident police responded to a domestic incident after which Dansk was charged by Youngsville police with resisting arrest and two counts of simple assault, all of which are second-degree misdemeanors, and two counts of harassment. Bail was posted Dansk was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Todd Woodin on Tuesday with monetary bail set at $50,000. Bail was posted May 2 and Dansk was released. A preliminary hearing in that case was held in Woodin’s court earlier this week, with the charges moved to the Court of Common Pleas.

According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, Youngsville police officers responded to a report of a physical domestic disturbance in Youngsville. Officers could hear yelling coming from inside the home, but it stopped when officers knocked on the back door of the home.

“I knocked on the back door, which is the commonly used door to the residence, where I got no answer, but the yelling from inside the house grew silent,” the affidavit states. “I knocked again and got no answer. Just prior to deciding to force entry into the residence … the daughter of the two subjects appeared to my right. She had exited out of the front of the residence. Nearly at the same time, Kurt Dansk appeared from the other side. I already had my department-issued service weapon drawn and I pointed it toward him. Dansk immediately decided to try and film with his phone. I holstered my weapon and attempted to grab his arm to detain him.”

The affidavit states Dansk allegedly resisted arrest by pulling away from the first officer on the scene, who was only able to place one handcuff on Dansk’s wrist. The officer called for assistance, which resulted in Youngsville Police Chief Todd Mineweaser responding to the scene before Dansk was eventually arrested.

Police report a youth was injured during the domestic incident after being hit as well as allegedly having coffee thrown at her, being shoved and being spit on.

The Affidavit of Probable Cause states Dansk had been arrested recently and had posted bail for a separate resisting arrest case in Warren County. That incident, according to online criminal docket information, took place Aug. 30 with charges filed by the State Police at Warren on Nov. 21. Dansk was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, use/possession of drug paraphernalia, marijuana – small amount personal use and vehicle and traffic infractions after a traffic stop in Brokenstraw Township. That case is being heard in Judge Gregory Hammond’s court and, as of Wednesday, was awaiting action in plea court on May 8. Bail was set at $10,000 and posted.

According to docket information available online, Dansk had also been charged April 10 with disorderly conduct after an alleged incident in January. Formal arraignment on the charge took place April 24 in front of Judge Gregory Hammond in the Court of Common Pleas. Bail had been set at $10,000 unsecured and posted.