Chad Allen Butler, 33, an inmate of state prison, pleaded guilty to a felony count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and was sentenced to 12 months to three years in state prison by President Judge Fredric J. Ammerman.
This sentence will run consecutive to his current state prison sentence, which ended in October, according to Butler. He will receive credit for time served on this new case. Due to the felony charge, Butler must submit to DNA testing at a cost of $250.
The charges stem from an incident on April 3, 2014.
According to the criminal complaint, Butler sold 0.19 grams of cocaine to a confidential informant. His arrest was part of “Operation Leaf Rake.”
In a press release, District Attorney William A. Shaw Jr. said that the 15 arrests from “Operation Leaf Rake” were the positive results of an ongoing cooperative drug investigation in Clearfield County.
Shaw said this comprehensive investigation, coordinated by the Clearfield County District Attorney’s Office and the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (State College Office), focused on street and mid-level drug dealers.
Many of the suspects were selling the controlled substances on the streets, in parking lots, in local establishments, and in apartments and houses throughout the county.