Two detectives – one from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and one from the Falls Township Police Department – alleged in court papers that they found drugs while probing a shooting.
The township and county detective were investigating a May 5 shooting that injured a man at the Castle Club Apartments on West Trenton Avenue in Falls Township when a suspect was developed. The suspect – identified in court papers filed this month as Ted Forney III, 34, of Bristol Township – was located on Truman Street in Bristol Township in early June. The vehicle located at his house was also spotted on video surveillance leaving the shooting scene, authorities said.
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The vehicle was towed from Forney’s home to the Falls Township police station.
A search warrant was obtained and executed on the car, a Nissan Altima. Inside, police found documents connected to Forney, suspected marijuana that had a label that it was issued to Forney, and 28 knotted bags containing suspect methamphetamine. A total of $1,060 in cash and an identification badge issued to Forney were located in a pair of jeans located in a suitcase, police said.
Text messages on Forney’s iPhone indicated he was involved in narcotics sales, police said.
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A lab determination confirmed there was meth uncovered, police said.
While Forney has been labeled as a suspect in the shooting, he has not been charged in relation to the incident as of Wednesday, according to county court records.
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In relation to the search warrant execution, Forney was recently charged with possession with intent to deliver, criminal use of a communication facility, possession of a controlled substance, and use/possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arraigned before District Judge Kevin Wagner and sent to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $100,000.
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.
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