Jarred Orourke, 22, of Montgomery Township.
A Montgomery Township man has been sentenced to probation following a plea agreement with county prosecutors.
Court records show Jarred Orourke, 22, was sentenced to five years’ probation last month after pleading guilty to one felony count of receiving stolen property. Additional charges of prohibited possession of a firearm, criminal use of a communication facility, possession of drug paraphernalia, purchase or receiving a controlled substance by an unauthorized person, and possession of a small amount of marijuana were dropped in exchange for Orourke’s plea.
A felony charge of possession with intent to distribute was previously dismissed at Orourke’s preliminary hearing.
In addition to probation, Common Pleas Judge Virgil Walker ordered Orourke surrender all firearms to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
Montgomery Township Police received information in late-2019 stating that Orourke was allegedly selling drugs out of his home along the 200 block of Beacon Court. Investigators began surveilling Orourke’s residence and social media accounts and conducted multiple trash-pulls from the residence which revealed large freezer bags which typically contained an ounce or more of marijuana when full, according to the criminal complaint.
Investigators were granted a warrant to search Orourke’s home and cell phone, which they carried out at 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 20, 2020. Among the items seized from the home was a loaded Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun that had previously been reported stolen, weapon accessories, a digital scale, a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, according to the complaint.
A forensic download of Orourke’s phone revealed images and messages indicative of narcotic sales, police said. Additionally, investigators said that Orourke is not permitted to be in possession of a firearm, as he was an adjudicated delinquent for robbery, the report states.
Orourke was taken into custody on Feb. 24, 2020, and charged with felony counts of prohibited possession of a firearm, receiving stolen property, criminal use of a communication facility and possession with intent to distribute, along with misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance.
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