Donora man jailed on drug charges
A Donora man was charged with drug possession after borough police were called to his street Friday to investigate a report that two men were fighting, with one holding a shovel and the other a piece of wood.
Police arrested Keith Allen Yarbrough, 52, of 450 Fourth St., after an officer accused him of having a variety of narcotics, including crack and powder cocaine, tucked into a sock in his pant’s pocket, court records show.
When police initially arrived at the scene about 5 p.m., officers found Keith Yarbrough Jr. with a shovel in his hand. The younger Yarbrough said his father struck him in the leg with a 2-by-4 with long nails protruding from its end during a “stupid argument,” police noted in the affidavit supporting the criminal charges in the case.
“While still talking to police, Yarbrough Jr. said his dad is a drug dealer and has drugs on him right now,” court documents allege.
The father is accused of giving police a difficult time in removing the sock from his pocket, saying it was his money and identification card.
Police said an officer pulled Yarbrough’s hand away from his pocket over concerns the object might have been a weapon.
After being handcuffed the elder Yarbrough screamed repeatedly he wanted his keys back from his son. Police took the keys from the younger man and discovered it had two pill containers and a weapon similar to brass knuckles attached to the ring, court records show.
The weapon was a 5-inch-long metal spike with two 2-inch metal spikes protruding from its center.
“This was obviously recognized to have no lawful purpose,” officer Michael Parry noted in the affidavit.
Police seized in the arrest a large bag of cocaine, a small bag of crack, a small amount of marijuana, two Alprazolam pills, two doses of Suboxone and $238, court records indicate.
The elder Yarbrough is facing charges of drug possession with intent to deliver, drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and having a prohibited offensive weapon. He is in Washington County jail on $50,000 bond set by District Judge Larry Hopkins.