Rankin man jailed in 2 Westmoreland drug cases
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An Allegheny County man was arrested Monday because, authorities say, he sold 1,500 stamp bags of drugs to an undercover police officer in North Huntingdon, according to court papers.
Damar D. Pearson, 21, of Rankin is being held at the Westmoreland County jail.
Investigators with the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force reported the undercover officer requested 30 bricks of heroin/fentanyl from Pearson and arranged to meet him about 6:30 p.m. Monday at a township motel, according to court papers.
After the exchange was made, police came into the motel room and arrested Pearson, authorities say. The drugs were sent to a lab for analysis, but authorities said they believed the stamp bags contained heroin/fentanyl, according to court papers.
Pearson is charged with drug offenses and criminal use of a communication facility. His bail was set at $200,000. He did not have an attorney listed in online court records, and a preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 16.
An additional set of drug charges was filed against him Wednesday by Greensburg police. A confidential informant worked with an undercover officer to buy heroin/fentanyl from Pearson on July 31 in Hempfield, according to court papers. Police did not detail in the complaint the quantity of drugs exchanged.
An additional $100,000 bail was set in that case. An Aug. 22 preliminary hearing is set.