HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against a Beaver County man and more than a dozen co-conspirators for allegedly trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine — following a recommendation by the 51st Statewide Investigating Grand Jury.
Korrtezz Martin, 34, and 13 alleged accomplices are accused of trafficking pressed fentanyl pills and cocaine in Beaver, Allegheny, and Washington counties between April 2023 and August 2024. Ten of the 14 were taken into custody on Tuesday.
Martin is charged with possession with intent to distribute, criminal conspiracy, corrupt organizations, dealing in the proceeds of unlawful activity, illegal firearms possession, and criminal use of a communication facility. Martin was arrested Tuesday and held on $500,000 bail.
“Our Bureau of Narcotics Investigation worked diligently to identify the leader of this criminal enterprise and his conspirators, which resulted in charges that put a stop to this network of fentanyl dealers,” Attorney General Sunday said. “Drug traffickers push poisons into our communities without a care for the lives put at risk. My office will continue to vigorously prosecute traffickers who value dollars over human lives.”
The Investigating Grand Jury found that Martin was at the top of the distribution chain, employing a network of “runners.”
Over the course of the investigation, officials determined Martin and his accomplices were upper-level dealers in the region.
Members of Pennsylvania State Police, the Drug Enforcement Agency’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program, the Beaver County District Attorney’s Office and Beaver County Drug Task Force assisted in the arrests.
Charges against the other defendants are:
- Edward Reynolds, 33, Dion Eberhardt, 35, Mara Hieber, 29, Michael Motton, 34, Daphne Scott, 51, Victoria Jones, 31, Chelsea Durr, 33, Breanna Lewandowski, 21, Tyler McQuaid, 36, Jack Balser, 31 and Katrina Balser, 35: Possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and deliver, criminal conspiracy of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and deliver, criminal use of a communication facility, corrupt organizations and dealing in the proceeds of unlawful activity. Following their arrests, bail was set at $500,000 for Scott, $250,000 for Motton, $150,000 for McQuaid, $125,000 for Jack Balser, $100,000 for Katrina Balser, and $50,000 for Jones and Durr, respectively.
- Timothy Namath, 40: Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, criminal conspiracy of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, criminal use of a communication facility, corrupt organizations, dealing in the proceeds of unlawful activity, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.
- Courtney Goode, 30: Corrupt organizations and dealing in the proceeds of unlawful activity. Goode is being held on $100,000 bail.
The case is being prosecuted by Senior Deputy Attorney General Kara Cotter of the Drug Strike Force Section. Criminal charges, and any discussion thereof, are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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