Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A man was arrested this week for a drug deal that allegedly happened last March.
Bristol Township police working an unrelated narcotics investigation ended up spotting a possible drug deal in the parking lot of the Acme in Levittown around 5 p.m. on Friday, March 28.
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A black Chevrolet Cavalier was parked about 30 feet from where Officer Anthony Durle was conducting survalliance for the unrelated drug investigation. The officer then watched a man walk up and enter the passenger side of the Cavalier and appeared to exchange something with the driver before leaving, court papers say.
The driver of the Cavalier remained in the parking lot and waited until another man carrying a small paper bag that appeared to come from a pharmacy walked to the passenger side of the car and got in, according to court papers.
Durle watched a transaction take place in the vehicle and the passenger – later identified as Christopher Colosimo, 28, of Levittown – exited the vehicle, court papers say.
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Durle, Lt. Terry Hughes and Officer Ed O’Brien approached the vehicle and made contact with Colosimo and the driver of the Cavalier, Christopher Scott Rickerd, 46, of Levittown.
Rickerd reportedly admitted he sold methamphetamine to the fist man and received Oxycodone from Colosimo, police said.
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A search of Rickerd’s Cavalier revealed other controlled substances and various drug paraphernalia, court papers note.
Police said they have received complaints of drug sales in the area of the Acme previously.
Rickerd was arraigned Wednesday night on a felony and various misdemeanor drug charges. District Judge Daniel Baranoski set Rickerd’s bail at $25,000 unsecured.
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Colosimo was charged last year and is set to come before a county judge on a single drug charge this week. He is currently free on bail.
Charges were filed against both men last year and Rickerd was not arrested until Wednesday.
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Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
