Monessen man arrested on drug charges
A Monessen was arrested on drug and child welfare charges after police and state parole agents allegedly found drugs in a bassinet where his 4-month-old child had been and in the bedroom on March 29.
Monessen officers accompanied the agents to the home of 31-year-old Zachary A. Lawson on Summit Avenue because of a reported parole violation, and they found a white rock of suspected crack cocaine wrapped up inside a latex glove on a dresser in the master bedroom, according to complaint filed by city police.
Lawson’s girlfriend and their child, who was in a bassinet, were in the bedroom when the officers and agents arrive, police said.
Police said he allegedly handed over a bag containing 99 foil packets he said contained synthetic marijuana, according to court paperwork.
During a search, a bag of six “Wonderland” foil packets containing synthetic marijuana and $643 were allegedly found in the bassinet, and a suspected crack pipe and $5,395 were allegedly found on the dresser, police said.
A mesh bag allegedly containing 34 packs “Sweet Stone Candy” packs of suspected edible marijuana gummy bears, a foil bag of edible marijuana cotton candy, a bottle of “Power Budz Syrup” lemonade flavor edible marijuana, “Bud Bath Bomb” toiletries containing suspected marijuana and two white baggies stamped “A+” containing suspected heroin were also found, police said.
Lawson was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Joseph Dalfonso and committed to the Westmoreland County Prison in lieu of $250,000 bail.