CLEARFIELD – A Philipsburg man who was found in possession of heroin had all charges held for court following a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Jerome Nevling during Centralized Court on Wednesday at the Clearfield County Jail.
Jefferson Guy Hahn, 55, of Philipsburg has been charged with two counts each of manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, intentional possession of controlled substance by person not registered and use/possession of drug paraphernalia and no rear lights.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, a police officer was working in conjunction with the Clearfield County Drug Task Force on July 17. At approximately 7 a.m., the officer met with an agent from the Attorney General’s office and other active Drug Task Force members. They met regarding Hahn selling large quantities of heroin from his residence at 1013 Hill St. in Chester Hill Borough.
During the briefing, the officer was assigned to a traffic detail and responsible for conducting stops on suspected vehicles that were possibly involved in illegal drug transactions. At 8:45 a.m. the officer observed a white Dodge CP that was being operated by Hahn, who was traveling northbound on Walton Street. The officer then stopped Hahn in the area of Ray and Alton streets.
Hahn was informed about why he was being stopped; the officer was assisted at the scene by a K-9 Trooper. Hahn was issued a written warning for a faulty brake light on his vehicle. Hahn granted police consent to search him and his vehicle. Upon asking Hahn if he had anything that would be considered illegal or harmful to the officer, he said, “No, go ahead and search.”
Hahn proceeded to empty out the pockets of his shorts while placing the items on the trunk of his vehicle. Hahn removed a small, zippered pouch from the front, left pocket of his shorts. The K-9 Trooper asked Hahn what was inside the pouch, and he didn’t respond in a coherent manner. When asked again by the trooper, Hahn replied, “Go ahead and open it.”
Once opened police observed multiple packets of “stamp bags,” which are commonly used to store illegal narcotics, such as heroin. When asked if the stamp bags contained heroin, Hahn replied, “You got me.” Hahn was taken into custody and transported to the police station for further investigative purposes.
At the police station, Hahn agreed to answer questions about the suspected heroin. He told police the substance in question was heroin, and he used it for medical reasons. When asked if he had any other illegal narcotics at his residence, Hahn replied, “I don’t think so” and granted police permission to search his residence. Hahn was subsequently transported to his residence and met with an agent. He again consented to a search of his residence, which turned up an additional 30 “stamp bags” titled “Don’t Forget!” and multiple items of drug paraphernalia.
The officer logged all items into evidence and then packaged and sealed 60 packets of brownish powder to be sent to the Erie Regional Laboratory for analysis.
