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Four jailed in Washington drug bust

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Observer-Reporter delivery driver Sam Hall was filling the newspaper machine outside Maple Food Mart when police swept into the area early Friday.

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Adam Snatchko

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Allysha L. Ford

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Tedd R. Mitchell

An early morning search of three Washington residences resulted in four arrests and the recovery of drugs and a stolen handgun.

Warrants were served Friday morning at 595 Maple Ave., 595 1/2 Maple Ave. and 103 Maple Terrace.

Tedd R. Mitchell, 30, of Normal, Ill.; Allysha L. Ford, 25, of Chicago, Ill.; and Jarrod M. Plummer, 27, believed to be homeless from the Chicago area; were charged with possession with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, receiving stolen property and persons not to possess a firearm. They were arraigned before District Judge Robert Redlinger and placed in Washington County jail on $500,000 bonds.

Adam Snatchko, 45, of 595 Maple Ave., was placed in jail on a state parole detainer.

Washington Regional SWAT, state police Special Emergency Response and the South Hills Area Council of Governments Critical Incident Response teams executed the sealed warrants, which resulted from a several-months-long investigation by Washington County Drug Task Force and Washington police into drug trafficking, according to the office of Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone.

Crack cocaine, heroin, marijuana, a stolen handgun, packaging materials and cash were found during the search, Vittone said.

About 5:45 a.m., on one of the last stops on his route, newspaper delivery driver Sam Hall was placing copies of Friday’s Observer-Reporter in the box outside Maple Food Mart, 595 Maple Ave., when he was surrounded by law enforcement vehicles.

“I wasn’t sure what was going on at first,” said Hall.

Hall, who has worked for the Observer-Reporter since 2012, said officers had him get out of his truck and into an armored vehicle while they executed the search warrants. He said he remained in the vehicle for about 30 minutes while the store was surrounded. An apartment is attached to the store building.

Hall said smoke grenades were used. He said he also was told that shots were fired during the incident. Washington police Chief Bob Wilson said there was no shooting, and that flash-bang devices were used.

State police, Washington and Cecil Township K-9 officers also assisted.

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