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A Pittsfield man is behind bars on charges alleging that he purchased 15 pounds of marijuana in the mail.
Brandon J. Fox, 29, 4735 Davey Hill Rd., was charged by Warren County Drug Task Force investigators on Jan. 13.
Investigators report in the affidavit of probable cause that the postmaster in Pittsfield received an anonymous tip from a female that Fox had received a large amount of “drugs” in the mail.
The postmaster learned that a package had been delivered to Fox the day prior and subsequently contacted the U.S. Postal Inspector in Pittsburgh.
The postal inspectors on Jan. 7 “interdicted a package” addressed to Fix from “Scheels Sporting Goods in Nevada,” per the affidavit. “It was confirmed that this package was not shipped by Scheels and does not meet their shipping standards.”
jcotton@timesobserver.com
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The population of the Warren Count Jail is low currently staff are undertaking preventative maintenance projects but officials are concerned both for a group of inmates who have been waiting to get to state prison since November as well as the possible population of the jail later this year when court operations return to normal.
Many of the complications brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic are obvious.
Some not so much.
One such complication is a group of inmates sitting at the Warren County Jail waiting for transport to state prison.
An inmate reached out to the Times Observer and said that the transport he was a part of to the state’s classification prison was rejected due to COVID-19 testing protocols.
jcotton@timesobserver.com
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Law enforcement agencies thought that double murder suspect Cody Potthoff was at this Columbus Township back in June. While he wasn’t at that residence, he was captured in Warren County.
SKERDA UPHOLDS SANDUSKY SENTENCE
The Associated Press reported in January that Warren County President Judge Maureen Skerda to have his 30- to 60-year child molestation sentence reduced during a brief hearing Tuesday.
Presiding via teleconference from the Warren County courthouse, Judge Skerda said she purposely fashioned the prison term to have an impact on the former Penn State assistant football coach and noted Sandusky continues to maintain his innocence.
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