CLEARFIELD – A Clearfield man was sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty in two drugs cases during plea and sentencing court Tuesday.
Denny Lee Daub, 37, pleaded guilty to felony counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and criminal use of communication facility in both cases.
President Judge Paul E. Cherry sentenced him to serve 16 months to four years in state prison.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Feb. 25 arrangements were made by a confidential informant to purchase methamphetamine from Daub. An undercover agent and the informant met with Daub outside a business on the Clearfield Shawville Highway where he gave the informant two “eight balls” of methamphetamine in exchange for $200.
A test of the substances received by the informant reportedly confirmed the substances to be methamphetamine and weighted 3.55 grams and 3.40 grams.
The criminal complaint in the other case from March 20, details how police were called to a hotel in Lawrence Township regarding a man who had previously trespassed on the property and was now in one of their rooms.
After an officer ran Daub’s information through JNET, he discovered Daub had a warrant for failing to pay a balance of $110.72.
Officers then made contact with Daub in his room. When he opened the door, they saw Daub and a woman who was also known to police due to previous incidents.
He was advised by an employee that he was not allowed to stay on the property because of the other incident. Officers detained him for the warrant.
The woman explained she was in a relationship with Daub and unaware he was not permitted to be at the hotel. She asked if she could retrieve her sweatshirt and phone from the room. She was accompanied by an officer.
While inside, she allegedly told the officer Daub had methamphetamine on him. She also reportedly picked up a small black bag from a desk and stated that it contained methamphetamine.
Because of this information and after receiving permission from Daub, officers searched the room. The methamphetamine in the black bag was found to weigh 4.75 grams, according to the report. A small, plastic case had a burnt straw and 0.44 grams of methamphetamine.
They also found a bag with smaller clear, plastic bags that are used in drug distribution, a scale, drug paraphernalia, and two cell phones.
In an interview with investigators, Daub reportedly admitted to buying, possessing and using the drug.
