Export man arrested, charged with drug possession

An Export man is facing 12 drug-related charges because, state troopers allege, he tossed a bag of methamphetamine from his shirt pocket when they came to his home to serve him with a warrant.

Ronald I. Askey, 49, was in the county jail without bond Wednesday after his arraignment.

Cpl. Judson Shephard said he and Trooper Joshua Abernathy were walking to the door of Askey’s residence in the 5700 block of Roosevelt Avenue about 3:30 p.m. Saturday to serve a warrant after he failed to appear at a hearing on a driving-under-the-influence charge filed by Delmont police.

Shephard said after Askey answered the door, “he attempted to throw a clear plastic Baggie containing crystal methamphetamine that he removed from his right front shirt pocket.”

Askey agreed to allow a search of his residence, police say. Shephard said officers from Delmont and Murrysville assisted and found two more plastic bags of methamphetamine, a bag containing numerous painkillers and another bag containing marijuana. Police also seized a methamphetamine smoking pipe and a digital scale, authorities say.

Askey is charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and seven counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. He did not have an attorney listed in court dockets.