From Mirror staff reports

Two people were arrested on drug charges, and a third was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant after a confidential informant overdosed in front of police.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Stephen John Majoros III, 35, of Altoona, was acting as a CI on Monday during a drug buy from Breanna Breeze Turner, 26, of Altoona.

During the operation, Majoros was given $90 of recorded drug task force funds to purchase heroin from Turner at a location on the 1600 block of 21st Avenue. Majoros was transported to the meeting then transported back to the Altoona Police Department. Majoros told police that he met with Turner and gave her the $90 in drug task force funds for the heroin.

Once at APD, police said Majoros showed signs of an overdose, and when asked if he ingested heroin while with Turner, he said no. The overdose symptoms became progressively and quickly worse, police reported, with Majoros displaying shallow breathing and becoming unconscious. AMED responded to administer treatment and transported Majoros to UPMC Altoona.

Blair County Drug Task Force members located Turner at a home on the 1600 block of 21st Avenue, where she was taken into custody. During an interview with police, she said Majoros snorted a bag of dope in front of her.

While speaking with Turner, police approached the vehicle that dropped Turner off at the residence. The driver, identified as Edward J. Welsh, 42, of Claysburg, said he was dropping a friend off at the residence. Welsh had a cut straw behind his right ear and a butane torch on his lap, police reported. A clear bag with a large amount of crystal methamphetamine was observed in plain view on the passenger side of the vehicle, the report states.

Welsh was taken into custody and said the bag contained methamphetamine that belonged to Turner.

Police found that Welsh had $70 of the recorded drug task force funds, verified by the serial numbers, police said.

Turner, who agreed to further questioning, told police that people contact her wanting narcotics and that she goes to various individuals to facilitate the transactions. In this case, she told police she got the drugs from Welsh that she ultimately sold to Majoros. She said the methamphetamine found in the vehicle belongs to Welsh, court documents state.

A search warrant on the car turned up 5.2 grams of methamphetamine, 3 grams of suspected fentanyl, 400 bags (eight bricks) of suspected heroin, digital scales with residue, packaging materials and assorted paraphernalia, police reported.

Turner was arraigned Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones on three felony charges of conspiracy to possession with intent to deliver, a felony charge of criminal use of a communication facility and a misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance.

Unable to post $45,000 bail, she was remanded to the Blair County Prison. She faces a preliminary hearing Nov. 29 before Jones.

Majoros was arraigned before Jones on charges related to a Sept. 18 drug buy where a CI allegedly purchased a bundle of heroin from Majoros, according to the affidavit in that case.

Majoros was arraigned on felony charges of possession with intent to deliver and criminal use of a communication facility and a misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance. Unable to post $150,000 bail in that case, Majoros was remanded to the Blair County Prison. He faces a preliminary hearing Nov. 30 before Magisterial District Judge Matthew Dunio.

Additional charges have not yet been filed against Welsh, according to online court documents.