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Police added drug charges to a list of offenses for a Tyrone woman involved in a drug bust on New Year’s Eve, Blair County court documents stated.
Arica M. Robenolt, 28, was arraigned Wednesday by Magisterial District Judge Matthew Dunio on a felony drug-related charge and multiple misdemeanors, according to court documents.
On Dec. 31, Robenolt was staying at the Econo Lodge on Pleasant Valley Boulevard when police stopped Valerie Sprankle, who was leaving the motel, for driving with a suspended registration, police reported.
Sprankle told police she was visiting Robenolt to borrow some clothes, but after compiling a search warrant for Sprankle’s car, Logan Township police discovered methamphetamine in the vehicle, the Mirror previously reported.
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Following multiple traffic stops and information from a confidential source, police arrested a Tyrone man on drug and firearm charges, court documents stated.
Richard A. Ewing, 42, was arraigned Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Matthew Dunio after Logan Township police discovered suspected methamphetamine, marijuana, methylâenedioxyâmethamphetamine (also known as ecstasy), drug paraphernalia, cash and a firearm in a motel room Ewing was occupying, according to Blair County court documents.
On Wednesday, police were observing the Econo Lodge, 2906 Pleasant Valley Blvd., because of information they received about potential drug activity in the area, Logan Township Police Department reported.