NORRISTOWN – A Philadelphia man has been convicted of charges he plied his crack cocaine trade in Pottstown.
Jeremiah Moore, 28, of South Reed Street, was convicted by a Montgomery County Court jury of charges of possession with intent to deliver cocaine and dealing in proceeds of unlawful activity in connection with incidents that occurred in the borough in May 2011. The jury reached its verdict in less than one hour after hearing testimony during a one-day trial before Judge William R. Carpenter.
Carpenter deferred sentencing Moore so that court officials can complete a background investigative report about Moore. Moore was remanded to the county jail without bail to await sentencing.
Moore faces the possibility of several years in prison on the felony charges.
The jury acquitted Moore of a charge of criminal use of a communication facility.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Jason Whalley. Moore was represented by defense lawyer Pietro D’Angelo.
In court papers, Pottstown police alleged Moore met with a confidential informant at an undisclosed location in the borough in May 2011 and sold that informant crack cocaine. The exact location and date of the drug deal was not disclosed to protect the identity of the informant.
Police, who had the area under surveillance, observed Moore have contact with the informant and the informant subsequently turned over an amount of crack cocaine to police, according to the criminal complaint.
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