CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A man who was caught in possession of amphetamine and marijuana at UPMC Northwest is behind bars.

Court documents indicate the UPMC Police on September 22 filed criminal charges against 26-year-old Randon Lee Gagliardi, of Kersey.

According to a criminal complaint, around 10:37 a.m. on September 21, Randon Lee Gagliardi was brought to UPMC Northwest to be admitted. Gagliardi brought with him items marked and identified as his possessions, including a red and black duffel bag and a plastic bag containing clothing. The items were then searched for weapons and drugs, per posted UPMC policy.

The complaint states that during the search of the duffel bag, a clear plastic baggie of white crystalline powder, which later tested positive as amphetamine, a straw containing residue, a clear glass container with $42.00 in cash and $15.45 in coins, a glass container with $2.01 in coins, and a blue plastic coffee container with $380.00 cash and $85.94 in coins were found. Also located in the duffel bag was a black eight-inch by six-inch safe with a silver control panel with a strong odor of marijuana coming from it.

UPMC police were able to look through a crack in the safe and observed a clear plastic baggie containing a green leafy material, the complaint notes.

A search warrant was then applied for and granted, and the following items were recovered from the safe: a clear ziplock bag containing marijuana, two clear bags containing white powder, a clear plastic container with residue, a small clear bag for packaging, a glass mirror with a white residue, a blue straw that was sealed on one end and contained powder residue, a razor blade with residue, a syringe with residue, two glass smoking pipes with residue, and a set of functioning digital scales with residue.

Gagliardi was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Patrick E. Lowrey at 10:30 a.m. on September 23, on the following charges:

– Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession With Intent to Manufacture or Deliver, Felony
– Possession of Controlled Substance, Misdemeanor
– Use/Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor
– Marijuana-Small Amount Personal Use, Misdemeanor

Unable to post $1,000.00 monetary bail, he was lodged in the Venango County Jail.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, with Judge Lowrey presiding.