On April 14th, 2025, at approximately 1417 hours, a City of Bradford Police officer made an arrest at the Bradford Area Public Library. While on patrol, Sgt. Matthew Gustin encountered a male, identified as 35-year-old James D. Peters, seated at the front entrance of the library. Upon observation, the officer found controlled substances in plain view. The officer identified the substances as illegal to possess and took Peters into custody for possession of controlled substances and possession of paraphernalia. Peters was transported to the police station for processing and fingerprinting.

Charges have been filed accordingly. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Location 67 West Washington Street Bradford Area Public Library Bradford, PA 16701 Arrest Date Apr 14, 2025 Incident Type Drugs / Narcotics Violation

PETERS, JAMES DEAN

35 780-113(A)(16) POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (1 COUNT) & (1) COUNT 780-113(A)(32) POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA (M)

Age 30 Race White Gender Male Height 5′ 9″ Weight 170 lbs Hair Brown Eyes Brown

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