Police say a 34-year-old Scranton man threw an unknown substance on the ground that caused a parole officer to become ill after handling it.
City police responded to 409 Olive St. — the suspect’s address — on Wednesday for a report of two parole officers with possible fentanyl exposure, according to a criminal complaint.
Jennifer Kristyniak, a state parole officer, told police that Grant Struble, who was on parole, tossed something onto the floor when told to provide a urine sample, officers said.
When another parole officer — Maria Losapio — put on a glove and picked up the item, she told Kristyniak that she felt faint and sick immediately after handling the substance, according to the criminal complaint.
Losapio was administered Narcan — an opioid-overdose antidote — before police and emergency medical personnel arrived on scene, officers said.
Struble refused to speak with police about the incident, according to the criminal complaint.
Police described the item thrown by Struble as a “small piece of a gray plastic bag containing a while powder/crystal-like substance.”
The substance will be sent to a state police lab for testing, officers said.
Police charged Struble with recklessly endangering another person, harassment and possession of a controlled substance.
As of Sunday, Struble remained in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 25 at 11:15 a.m.