A jury found Michael James Stewart, 42, of Williams Street, Barnesville, guilty of possessing a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering or fabricating physical evidence after a trial in Schuylkill County court.

The jury could not agree on a verdict on the most serious charge brought against him, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.Stewart denied he dealt in selling drugs but admitted having marijuana at an apartment he rented on Wood Street, Cumbola, but only for the purpose of his friends "smoking pot." Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin ordered a pre-sentence report prepared by the adult probation department and deferred sentencing to a later date.Testimony presented by Trooper Troy S. Greenwalt, attached to the drug task force from Reading Barracks, was on March 20, 2009, a raid was conducted on the Cumbola apartment and 1 quarter pound of marijuana was found, plus baggies which the trooper described were used to package marijuana for sale and also a scale to weight it. Although Snyder is unemployed police uncovered $959 in cash and it was testified Snyder recently bought a home in Florida.Called for trialThe case versus Roland Martin Horsford, 30, of 30 1/2 E. Abbott St., Lansford, has been called for trial by District Attorney James P. Goodman before Judge John E. Domalakes. It is scheduled to start Thursday morning. He faces charges of alleged delivery of controlled substances brought by Sgt. Richard Weaver, Tamaqua Police Drug Task Force.Dismiss chargesA motion to dismiss charges was granted by Judge Charles M. Miller after testimony was presented against Kameron M. Pylant, 34, of Shenandoah. She was charged with three counts of theft of leased property were dismissed.Miller ruled the Commonwealth failed to meet the burden of proof by failing to present sufficient evidence that Pylant had intentionally dealt with the property as his own.The judge further stated, "The presumption of intent was not established with regards to the victim's written demand to return the property leased to Pylant. The demand was not delivered simultaneously by first class mail but was only sent registered or certified mail to the address provided by Pylant."Pylant was charged with leasing items from Lightning Rent To Own Shop in Shenandoah and failing to return them.