Split verdict against Waynesburg woman on drug charges
WAYNESBURG – A Greene County jury returned a split verdict Friday against a Waynesburg woman accused of selling Subutex to a confidential informant working with Greene County Drug Task Force early last year.
Opal Haring, 29, of 291 E. High St., was found guilty of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and was acquitted of a charge of delivery of a controlled substance. Both are felonies.
Haring was accused of selling three Subutex pills to a confidential informant Feb. 12, 2015. According to a criminal complaint filed by Greene County Detective Michael Hampe, the confidential informant contacted Haring on a cellphone in his presence to make arrangements to purchase the drugs.
Hampe said he drove the confidential informant to the meeting place near the intersection of High and East streets in Waynesburg, where Haring was waiting. The confidential informant left the vehicle and walked with Haring across High Street. When the confidential informant returned to the vehicle, the confidential informant had a small brown envelope containing three Subutex pills.
Haring will be sentenced following the preparation of a pre-sentence report. She remains free on bail.