Criminal charges filed against 2 Warren men
Two Warren County men have been charged after allegedly trying to sell methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Glade Township.
Ryan M. English, 32, of Warren was charged July 14 with six counts of third-degree felony criminal use of a communication facility and one count of felony conspiracy to manufacture, deliver or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver in relation to an incident that took place July 4, according to online court docket information. On July 21, Shawn T. Moore, 35, of Warren was charged with two counts of felony manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver. That incident allegedly took place July 13, according to online court docket information.
Moore was arraigned Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Raymond Zydonik and jailed after he was unable to post $50,000 cash bail. English was arraigned July 16 by Magisterial District Judge Todd Woodin and jailed after being unable to post $100,000 cash bail.
According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, Conewango Township Police, working with the state Attorney General’s office’s Narcotics Bureau, conducted a controlled purchase of methamphetamine in July. A confidential informant was allegedly in communication with English about purchasing methamphetamine. English allegedly messaged that he would be able to facilitate getting the informant methamphetamine to purchase. Officers met with the informant at a predetermined location and conducted pre-operation procedures, according to the affidavit, including setting up surveillance at a Woodberry Lane trailer in Glade Township. Police report seeing English arriving at his trailer before leaving again. Police say English picked up Moore, who arrived back to the trailer where the confidential informant was still waiting. The informant provided the pre-recorded currency to English, who then gave the money to Moore, according to the affidavit. Moore allegedly then weighed out methamphetamine and gave the illegal drugs to the informant.
“The confidential informant was observed leaving the trailer and constant visual contact was kept with them,” the affidavit states. “Confidential informant met with this officer and provided a clear plastic bag tie off that inside contained a substance consistent with being crystal methamphetamine.”