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When two Clearfield County police officers found a Morrisdale man asleep at the wheel of his car parked in the lot of a Walmart Supercenter two years ago, they immediately detained him, and in an ensuing search, found 61 grams just over 2 ounces of methamphetamine.
The officers, Lawrence Township Police Chief Douglas Clark and Patrol Officer Eric Routch, charged Brandon James Kifer, now 40, with driving under the influence, possession with the intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia.
A jury found Kifer not guilty of the DUI offense, but guilty of the drug charges, and 17 months ago, Clearfield County Judge Fredric J. Ammerman sentenced Kifer to five to 10 years in a state correctional institution.