Man Arrested For Selling Drugs Outside Of Store

November 22, 2022 2:38 am

(WPXI) – A man is behind bars after authorities said he was selling drugs outside of a Cricket Wireless store in Westmoreland County while he was working. Melvin Payne has been charged with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of possession with intent to deliver, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and unlawful use of a communication facility. On Nov. 17, members of the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, K9 Arko, along with Clairton police, Penn Hills police and Monroeville police, executed two simultaneous search warrants related to an ongoing drug investigation – one at the Cricket Wireless store in the Tri-County Plaza in Belle Vernon and another at a home along Union Avenue in Clairton. Melvin Payne was taken into custody at the Cricket store without incident, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office.