Two men were taken into custody on warrants and drugs were seized after an incident on Interstate 81.According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, on Tuesday, January 7th, 2020, around 5:15pm, a State Trooper was travelling north on Interstate 81 in Butler Township near mile marker 121.3 when he came upon a disabled vehicle on the right shoulder of the highway.
The trooper approached the vehicle and the driver, James Sites, 52, of Myerstown told him that his vehicle was out of gas and that AAA was on the way.
A check on the registration of the vehicle indicated that Sites had a suspended license from a DUI and also had a warrant.
When the Trooper approached the vehicle a second time, he had Sites and his passenger, Blake Worhacz, 23, of Williamstown exit the vehicle. Sites was then taken into custody.
While being taken into custody for the warrant, the Trooper smelled an odor of marijuana on Sites, and he also showed signs of impairment. The Trooper also smelled marijuana in the vehicle.
A probable search was conducted where marijuana and methamphetamine was found and seized.
Worhacz was also found to have a warrant for his arrest, was taken into custody, and admitted to having methamphetamine inside the vehicle. Worhacz also provided a false name and date of birth to the Trooper.
Sites is facing DUI and drug charges while Worhacz will face drug charges.
Cumberland County Sheriffs took custody of Worhacz while Sites was committed to SCI Frackville on a parole warrant.