DUBOIS – A former Arizona man accused of selling drugs waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday during Centralized Court.
Matthew Thomas Marley, 41, was charged by Pennsylvania State Police with manufacture/delivery/possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal use of communication facility and intentional possession of a controlled substance by person not registered in two cases.
The charges stem from incidents at his Williams Street apartment in DuBois last summer when he sold methamphetamine and heroin to a confidential informant. Bail was set at $1,000 in each case.
Previously Marley was charged with manufacture/delivery/possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal conspiracy, possession of drug paraphernalia, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of children and dealing in proceeds of illegal activity in connection with an incident on Sept. 29 at a motel on the Clearfield-Shawville Highway.
Officers at the motel allegedly found Marley in a room with his young child, methamphetamine, traces of drugs, pills, drug paraphernalia and more than $11,000 in cash. Marley remains in the county jail in lieu of $100,000 bail on that case.
According to the affidavit of probable cause in the first new case, on July 28 an informant told an officer he/she could assist with the purchase of methamphetamine from Marley. The informant said he/she had been texting Marley and also had contact with him via Facebook about the deal. The informant was to purchase one gram of methamphetamine for $150.
The first plan was to meet at Martin’s parking lot in DuBois. But once the undercover officer and informant were there, the informant received a call from Marley asking them to meet him at his apartment on Williams Street.
When they arrived at 9:08 p.m., the officer saw Marley standing out on the sidewalk. He went to his jeep and then inside with the informant. The informant was in the residence about a minute before returning to the officer. The informant handed him a plastic bag with suspected methamphetamine. It was tested at the Pennsylvania State Police barracks and confirmed to be the drug.
The second purchase occurred on Aug. 18 at Marley’s residence. According to that affidavit, police met with a confidential informant who was arranging a purchase of one gram of black tar heroin from Marley for $200.
At 7:54 p.m. two officers and the informant arrived at Marley’s residence. The informant went into the apartment and exited it at 8:23 p.m. with Marley. He/she asked Marley to go over to the undercover officer’s vehicle and they then talked about his motorcycle that was visible outside the residence.
The informant said Marley gave him/her two grams of heroin and told the informant he/she owed another $100 the next time.
The black substance believed to be heroin was tested at PSP DuBois and showed a positive reading for heroin.