Man pleads guilty to drug trafficking, theft charges in Bucks County court

 A Chalfont Borough man has admitted his roles in a drug trafficking case and a separate car theft case during guilty pleas in Bucks County Common Pleas Court last month.

Jackson Brian Serafin, 20, of Patriot Drive, pleaded guilty Nov. 19 to felony manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to deliver cocaine and methamphetamine, felony criminal use of a communication device, misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia, per court records.

He was sentenced to one week to 23 months in jail and home confinement with electronic monitoring until Jan. 19, per court documents. Serafin received one year probation on the misdemeanor drug offense.

Serafin’s father, Mark Francis Serafin, 53, was also charged in the drug trafficking case, but avoided jail time and was admitted into the county Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program for two years.

Police allege the younger Serafin sold cocaine and methamphetamine during controlled purchases on several occasions in 2023. Investigators said Serafin allegedly conspired with his father to buy and sell drugs amongst his friends and contacts.

Additionally, Serafin submitted a negotiated guilty plea at the same hearing on charges of felony conspiracy to commit theft, misdemeanor theft from a motor vehicle, and misdemeanor conspiracy to commit theft from a motor vehicle in the Sept. 22 incident in the township.

Serafin received two years’ probation, must pay costs and restitution of $500 and have no contact with the victim, per court records.

Three felony charges of receiving stolen property, theft by unlawful taking, and conspiracy to receive stolen property were disposed at a preliminary hearing.

Serafin’s accomplice, Christopher James Mook, 21, of Sunnybrook Drive, Doylestown, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of theft, conspiracy to commit theft, access device fraud, and theft of a motor vehicle in August and received two years of probation, per court records.

The first car theft victim reported to police at 4:22 a.m. Sept. 22, 2023 that their 2017 silver Nissan Altima SV was stolen from the driveway, police said.

The victim told police the car was last seen the night before with the doors unlocked and the keys inside the car, along with black Beats earbuds, according to the criminal complaint.

Using law enforcement resources, police said the stolen Altima was seen on southbound Route 309 at Hartman Road at 3:36 a.m. The Beats earbuds case was found on the lawn between the two other victims’ homes, police said.

Later in the morning, at 8:10 a.m., a second victim reported that someone went through their vehicle overnight and stole a brown Louis Vuitton clutch containing a driver’s license, Social Security card, and credit/debit cards, per the affidavit.

Almost a month later, on Oct. 17, 2023, the second victim reported someone fraudulently used their card for an Amazon purchase and to by food at Warrington’s Buffalo Wild Wings, police said. Video surveillance from Buffalo Wild Wings showed two white males enter the restaurant, with hoodies up, and pick up two separate orders, per the complaint.

One man was wearing an orange Nike hoodie, gray shorts, and flip-flops, police said, and the second individual was wearing a green Polo hoodie, white, gray and black plaid pants, white socks, and flip-flops.

Police said they saw two mobile order printouts in the video, with one of the pickup names being Mook.

Then, on Oct. 20, 2023, a third victim from Edinboro Circle reported to police that someone went through their vehicle and stole a purse containing a driver’s license, several credit cards and an Apple Watch, police said.

The third victim was aware of the two prior theft incidents on the block and believed the items were taken on the same day, according to the complaint.

Five days after, on Oct. 25, Philadelphia Police found the stolen Altima in a corner parking lot at Fontain and N. 20^th streets, near Temple University, police said. Then, on Oct. 26, 2023, police were contacted by the third victim, who reported credit cards were used at several locations in Bucks and Montgomery counties illegally, per the affidavit.

Detectives processed the stolen car for DNA samples and fingerprints on Nov. 3, 2023, according to the complaint. While no prints were found, the DNA swabs of the interior door handle, the gear shift, and driver’s seat headrest resulted in mixed specimens, per the complaint.

It would be two months until Warrington Township Police reported to New Britain Township Police on Jan. 9 that Serafin and Mook were involved in the theft of a car, police alleged.

A search warrant on Serafin’s Apple iPhone 14, police said, uncovered text messages between Mook and Serafin, that included pictures of Serafin next to a silver sedan and pictures of the victims’ driver’s licenses and credit cards.

Police said cellular text messages showed the two discussed plotting the theft of the car and taking it to a chop shop for money, between midnight and 1:33 a.m. Sept. 22, 2023. In the messages, per the affidavit, Mook suggested they “hit those Doylestown apartment” and Serafin suggested bringing a knife to defend themselves in case someone “come out a crib.”

Per the affidavit, at 3:06 a.m. more text messages between the two suggested “unloading at the Montgomery Mall” and to keep hands down “so nobody see the gloves.” Further messaging at 10 a.m. Sept. 22, 2023 showed the two discussed stealing more cars, hitting a pawn shop, and getting new plates for the stolen car, police said.

According to the criminal complaint, police located Serafin’s phone in the area of Highand Drive in Chalfont, about 425 feet away from where the stolen car was parked, at 1:54 a.m. on the night of the theft. Then, his phone was pinged again in Philadelphia at 4:47 a.m. in the Philadelphia parking lot, per the complaint.

Serafin was represented by Doylestown attorney Robert Mancini.

All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.