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Cops: Teen had shotgun, heroin in Phillipsburg raid

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Phillipsburg police and the Warren County Tactical Response Team raided the home early Saturday.

A Phillipsburg teen had a shotgun, heroin and marijuana during an early morning raid Saturday in the first block of Reese Court, police said.

Charged is Evan Siemasko, 19, who also previously lived in Allentown.

Phillipsburg police and the Warren County Tactical Response Team just after 6 a.m. entered the home with a search warrant and arrested Siemasko. He did not appear to resist as he was removed in handcuffs from the end row home, which had a small Christmas light display in the tiny front yard on the out-of-the-way street off South Main.

Police were searching for Siemasko. He had a bench warrant out of Northampton County related to Easton drug charges this past spring.

Siemasko, who then lived in the 100 block of North Fourth Street in Allentown, was pulled over at 11 p.m. June 13 driving a 2002 Hyundai Sonata in the 100 block of South 14th Street in Easton.

An officer detected a strong odor of marijuana during the stop, city police previously said. Siemasko and his passenger said they previously smoked a blunt in the car, according to police.

Officers found a small amount of marijuana residue in the car, as well as a loaded.22-caliber gun, police said. Neither man had a valid conceal-carry license.

Investigators on June 14 obtained a search warrant for the car. Marijuana, a digital scale and clonazepam (brand name Klonopin), amphetamine, dextroamphetamine, Alprazolam (brand name Xanax) and mollies (known as ecstasy) pills were recovered, police had said.

Siemasko was charged in the June case with four counts of possession with intent to deliver drugs, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, DUI involving a controlled substance and a firearms violation. All charges filed at that point were held in a July preliminary hearing in Northampton County Court.

More charges -- the third and fourth possession with intent counts -- were added during a Sept. 29 formal arraignment in county court, in which Siemasko did not attend, court papers say.

Man arrested in early-morning Phillipsburg police raid

Siemasko then violated conditions of his 10 percent of $5,000 bail, court records show. It was posted twice, revoked three times and increased to 10 percent of $10,000, eventually resulting in a Northampton County Court bench warrant on Sept. 29 for his arrest, court papers say.

Criminal court was canceled Oct. 10 and then rescheduled 9 a.m. Monday, but that appearance too was canceled, records show.

In Saturday's case, Siemasko is charged with third-degree heroin possession, fourth-degree unlawful distribution of marijuana and second-degree unlawful possession of a shotgun while distributing a controlled dangerous substance.

Siemasko was sent to Warren County jail in lieu of $75,000 bail. He remained there Monday.

Reporter Tony Rhodin contributed to this report.

Pamela Sroka-Holzmann may be reached at pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow her on Twitter @pamholzmann. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.


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