A Falls Township man who plead guilty to shooting his friend in Levittown is now set to go before a judge on drug charges.
Credit: Falls Township Police
Charles Byle, 27, waived charges of possession of a counterfeit controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia onto Doylestown for trial recently. He is set to be arraigned in county court on the offenses Friday afternoon.
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While free on bail awaiting trial on accusations he shot his friend, Byle was arrested in March.
According to court paperwork filed by police, detectives from Falls were investigating a report of ongoing drug use in a room at a hotel located on Cabot Boulevard. Through tips, police found out several pipes containing suspected marijuana residue and pills in the room, authorities said.
While police were conducting surveillance on the room, they began smelling freshly burnt marijuana coming from the room, police said. Court papers show they weren’t alone, a guest a “significant distance down the hallway” called the front desk to complain about the smell.
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Shortly after, police said they approached Byle and another man outside the hotel room. The two appeared to be under the influence of marijuana as evidenced by their glassy, red eyes, lethargic speech and movements, incoherence and other factors, according to court papers.
Inside the hotel room, various pieces of drug paraphernalia were found along with unused marijuana and a rolled up $1 bill surrounded by crushed pills including Oxycodone prescribed to another person, police said.
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Byle shot a friend on a Friday evening in early November inside a Nettletree Lane home. Investigators found a water bong in the sink, a “large amount of fireworks” and blood leading from the front door to a first floor bedroom when they arrived at the Nettletree Lane home, according to court papers. Police said a revolver was found sitting on a shelf in an open desk. Byle plead guilty and four to eight years and have to serve 5 years consecutive probation after he is released.
The 26-year-old survived a fire at his home in late December. At that time, police told LevittownNow.com Byle stated he consumed a bottle alcohol and then fell asleep in the bedroom with a lit cigarette.
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