Monongahela Man Accepts Open Plea

On Monday, a man from Monongahela accepted an open plea to plead guilty to numerous felony drug and gun possession charges. Markeiz Johnson, 28, had his Carroll home raided by state police in June of 2022. According to police, a search warrant was served and authorities found a handgun, 85 grams of crack, 100 grams of cocaine, 29 stamp bags of heroin and two pounds of marijuana. Johnson is facing 10-20 years in prison for the weapons charges and faces 5-10 years for the drug charges. A pre-sentencing investigation will take place prior to his sentencing, which will be held on December 19^th at 10 AM.