Raphael James Dorsey, 52, of the 7400 block of Euston Road in the Elkins Park section of Cheltenham Township, was sentenced four to 10 years in prison for trafficking drugs and illegally possessing two firearms, Mainline Media News reported.
Dorsey pleaded guilty to charges of person not to possess a firearm and possession with intent to deliver controlled substances.
An investigation by state police began in January. On February 26, state police conducted a traffic stop of Dorsey’s vehicle in the area of Tookany Creek Parkway and Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham. A search revealed a plastic bag with about 3.5 grams of marijuana, multiple bags containing “THC gummies,” six vials containing crack cocaine, 63 multi-colored pills of suspected ecstasy and 30 oxycodone pills, according to the article.
A subsequent search of Dorsey’s residence revealed a Glock .45-caliber firearm loaded with 11 rounds in the magazine and one round in the chamber, a 12-gauge shotgun, numerous plastic bags containing suspected fentanyl, crack cocaine and ecstasy, drug packaging materials and $6,977 in cash.
According to police, Dorsey had a previous criminal conviction that prohibited him from possessing a firearm. Further investigation determined that the Glock had been reported stolen.
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