A Scranton man and his daughter are facing felony charges after a drug sale to a confidential informant on Aug. 12, authorities say.
A confidential informant told investigators from the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office they could purchase crack cocaine from Ashley Baldwin, 35, and her father, Joseph Baldwin, 62.
The informant said they could contact Ashley Baldwin via Facebook messenger and she would send her father to deliver the drug.
The informant arranged to buy cocaine from Joseph Baldwin on a recorded phone line and was outfitted with a hidden audio recording device and money, according to the criminal complaint.
Investigators established a perimeter around his Ash Street home and watched him leave on his motorcycle and drive to the agreed-upon location.
Authorities watched Baldwin meet with the informant and hand over cocaine in exchange for cash, officers said. The informant then turned over the cocaine to investigators
The transaction was recorded, according to the criminal complaint.
Both face felony charges of delivery of a controlled substance and criminal use of a communication facility.
Joseph Baldwin also faces misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and of a controlled substance. He was a arraigned Monday and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. on Sept. 24 before District Judge Paul Ware. He remains in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail.
Ashley Baldwin, of Scranton, is awaiting a preliminary hearing, according to court records.