Police arrest men on gun, drug charges
Police have arrested two men on gun and drug charges in Uniontown.
Lieutenant Tom Kolencik, Uniontown police, said Kato Bass, 19, and Carl Joseph Deshields, 25, both of 26 Pershing Court, were apprehended Wednesday morning after a police search of their apartment revealed marijuana, Ecstasy, seven firearms and $4,930 in currency. He said an arrest warrant for the same charges has been issued for Kyle Bass, 20, of Uniontown, who is related to Kato Bass.
Kolencik said the bust was due to a cooperative effort between Uniontown police and the state Attorney General’s office.
“I want to thank residents for tips,” Kolencik said. “The large amount of money, guns and everything else is indicative of crimes that happen or crimes that will happen. We are in a better place now that all this is out of circulation.”
According to court documents, the men were charged with receiving stolen property, manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, and use/possession of drug paraphernalia.
Kato Bass and Deshields were arraigned Wednesday afternoon by Magisterial District Judge Michael M. Metros. Kato Bass and Deshields were taken to Fayette County Prison.
Police allege that while serving a warrant on Tuesday for unrelated robbery and assault charges to Kato Bass, they entered his apartment in Pershing Court. During a search of the apartment, police discovered drug paraphernalia, 8.3 grams of marijuana, plastic bags containing a gram of Ecstacy and $4,930 currency — a total amount that was spread out in various places including a safe and bank bag that contained $1,570.
The criminal complaint said police obtained ammunition and seven firearms which included .45-caliber Glock handgun, .38-caliber Taurus handgun, .357 Magnum pistol, a Ruger handgun, two .40 caliber Glock handguns and a 9 mm pistol.
Police allege that Kato Bass gave a voluntary statement where he claimed all the contents in the safe, which contained marijuana, Ecstasy, $2,648 in cash and a wallet containing $86.