Price City Police Department Press Release
On Friday at about 8:15 p.m., Price City Patrol Officer Shawn Sackett alertly encountered suspicious activity by three subjects inside a vehicle parked in the south alley behind Main St. Ultimately, one adult male was arrested, a female adult will be referred to the Carbon County Attorney’s Office for requested charges and another adult male was determined to be uninvolved during the time of this contact and was released.
Scott Joseph Strong, 28, of Price was arrested and booked into the Carbon County Jail on charges of possession with intent to distribute heroin, a second-degree felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor. It is likely that additional charges will be forthcoming upon review by the Carbon County Attorney’s Office for formal charges. Strong allegedly is a known drug dealer to area law enforcement agencies and has been the subject of numerous citizen complaints.
Officer Sackett was assisted by Officer Cordova and Sgt. Maynes. Among the items seized were 19 used needles, 26 tablets of oxycodone, just over 14 grams of heroin, other paraphernalia and packaging materials, a digital scale and $2,975.29 in cash.
Strong has three prior arrests with one conviction for DUI – Metabolite.
Officer Sackett is requesting that the known but unidentified female be referred for charges of possession of heroin, a class A misdemeanor, and possession of drug paraphernalia. It is possible additional charges will be forthcoming. The unidentified female has 13 prior arrests for charges including DUI, drug offenses, theft and robbery. Undisclosed circumstances prevented the female from being booked into jail at this time.
