(McKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania, July 24, 2023): McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that Detectives with the McKean County Detective Bureau along with Officers with the McKean County Drug Task Force and City Bradford Police executed a search warrant on July 23, 2023 at a hotel room at the Quality Inn.

According to the criminal complaint, Detectives learned that Frank Edward Nash (last known address of Bradford) was communicating with an informant working with the McKean County Drug Task Force. The complaint alleges that Nash sold  crack cocaine to the informant in a controlled buy.

Detectives obtained a search warrant for the hotel room used by Nash and, after Nash sold crack cocaine a second time to the informant, the Detectives and Officers executed a search warrant at the hotel along with County Detective Bureau K9 “Rigby.” 

Upon entry into the room, they found Nash in possession of approximately 40 grams of additional crack cocaine and $3445 cash. 

McKean County Drug Task Force Detective Kolin Strawcutter charged Nash with 2 counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance (crack cocaine) (Felonies), 2 counts of Possession of Crack Cocaine (Misdemeanors), and 2 counts of Criminal Use of a Communication Facility (Felony 3). 

DA Shaffer thanked the Detectives and Officers involved in the investigation and execution of the search warrant.

An additional charge of Possession with the Intent to Deliver (Felony) is pending to be added to the criminal complaint due to the amount of crack cocaine Detectives noted in the search warrant. 

Nash was arraigned by on-call District Magistrate Richard Luther who set bail at $250,000 straight.  Nash was remanded to the McKean County Jail.

If you suspect illegal drug activity, please contact in McKean County in Drug Task Force at (814)887-3312 or McKeanDA.org