GREENSBURG, Pa. — A man claimed he was wearing someone else’s pants after officers found drugs during a search at the Westmoreland County Courthouse, police said.
Norman Jack was searched at the courthouse as he was heading in for a hearing for an armed robbery, according to authorities.
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Police said Jack was acting nervous and wanted to go to his car when an officer detected something metallic in his pants.
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Jack was taken to a room, where a search of his pants uncovered 11 stamp bags of heroin and other drug paraphernalia, a criminal complaint said.
Jack was charged; however, he told police the pants belong to a friend.
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