Centre County residents among those charged in ‘massive’ meth bust spanning multiple counties
Nearly 40 men and women, including some Centre County residents, were indicted by a federal grand jury on drug, money laundering and firearms charges, according to a federal prosecutor.
John Cyphert, 59, of Centre Hall; Timothy Ferguson, 32; David Klanish, 49, and Miranda Williams, 46, all of Philipsburg, were accused of distributing and possessing methamphetamine from July 2019 until June in the Western District of Pennsylvania, which does not include Centre County.
Each face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in state prison if convicted, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Scott Brady said in a statement.
The 18-month investigation was the largest drug investigation in Clearfield County’s history, Brady said.
“Methamphetamine presents a clear and present danger to the safety and well-being of our western Pennsylvania communities,” Brady said. “... We have successfully dismantled an organization bringing kilo quantities of meth from Atlanta for distribution throughout northcentral (Pennsylvania).”
According to a press release, a full list of those named in the “massive” ten-count indictment is as follows:
- John Christopher Bisbee, 40, of Erie
- Ronald Bean, 55, of Winburne
- Kierston Bell, 32, of Clearfield
- Jonathan Bierly, 48, of Loganton
- Alexis Brolin, Jr., 51, of Allport
- Tammie Brolin, 52, of Allport
- Toby Lee Coker, 35, Albion state prison;
- John Cyphert, 59, of Centre Hall
- Timothy Ferguson, 32, of Philipsburg
- Nicole Gaines, 40, of Clearfield
- Amber Gallaher, 28, of Woodland
- Brian Gidney, 46, of Mineral Spring
- Davin Gower, 26, of Morrisdale
- Mark Hackett, 32, of Woodland
- Shane Hoover, 28, of Morrisdale
- David Klanish, 49, of Philipsburg
- Andrew Knepp, 42, of Clearfield
- Michael Lamb, 45, of Morrisdale
- Chad Lawhead, 47, of Clearfield
- Brittany Luzier, 26, of Clearfield
- Logan Mactavish, 37, of Clearfield
- Evarie Magee, 36, of Erie
- Keegan McChesney, 22, of Osceola Mills
- John McKinney, 51, of Hyde
- Robert Morgret, 56, of Avis
- Jared Nyman, 22, of Lock Haven
- Robert Nyman, 58, of Mill Hall
- Timothy Perry, 37, of Erie
- Jennifer Quick, 46, of Morrisdale
- Joshua Quigley, 41, of Woodland
- Dennis James Rauch, 35, of Clearfield
- Joanna Shylock, 32, of PO Box 5, Houtzdale
- David Richard Smith, 43, of Sandy Ridge
- Jeffrey Swanson, 50, of Houtzdale
- Jessica Szymecki, 36, of Erie
- Cassandra Wallace, 35, of Woodland
- Miranda Williams, 46, of Phillipsburg
- Shawn Workman, 41, of Brownsville