Former Police Chief Indicted on Federal Charges

A former police chief in western Pennsylvania who was sentenced to probation in state court in 2019 after admitting to stealing thousands of small bags of heroin and fentanyl from his department’s evidence room, has now been indicted on federal charges. 45 year old Timothy Butler Jr was indicted by a grand jury on one charge of theft of government property. Now, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.