Published December 18. 2015 07:59AM
A Jim Thorpe man admitted in the county court on Monday to drug dealing and is facing a state prison term when sentenced. He entered a guilty plea before Judge Joseph J. Matika.
Gary Eugene Storer, 40, pleaded in two pending cases. He pleaded to one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance-heroin, and unsworn falsification to law enforcement.Storer was arrested on the drug charge on Sept. 28 when he sold heroin to a confidential informant working for the Attorney General’s office. The sale was made in the parking lot of the Exxon One Stop, located at the intersection of routes 903 and 534 in Kidder Township.The unsworn falsification charge stems from an incident on June 5, 2014, at Buck’s Sporting Goods in Franklin Township. Storer attempted to buy a firearm and gave false information on the application form. Township police filed the charges.Storer is currently an inmate in the county prison. He was granted permission to apply for the state’s intermediate punishment program. Matika said he would sign an order transferring Storer to a state correctional institution to be evaluated for the program. Matika told Storer that if he does not qualify for the program he would be brought back to the county court and sentenced to a prison term. Matika also ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report.