Controlled Substance Charges Filed Against Custer City Man in McKean
CUSTER CITY, Pa. – On September 11, 2026, Magisterial District Court No. 48‑3‑02 in McKean County entered a criminal docket (MJ‑48302‑CR‑0000158‑2026) charging 31‑year‑old Chaz Edward Zawatski with three felony offenses involving controlled substances.
Judge William K. Todd was assigned to the case, which remains inactive while the court awaits a preliminary hearing. The complaint, filed the same day it was issued, lists the incident date as June 12, 2026.
Zawatski, a resident of Custer City, Pennsylvania 16725, was arrested by detectives from the McKean County Detectives division. The arresting officer was identified as Todd A. Erickson.
The charges are as follows:
- F2 – Contraband/Controlled Substance, 18 Pa.C.S. § 5123(a) (Charge No. 118), offense dated June 12, 2026.
- M – Intentional Possession of a Controlled Substance by a Person Not Regulated, 18 Pa.C.S. § 780‑113(a)(16) (Charge No. 235), offense dated June 12, 2026.
- F2 – Possession of Controlled Substances, Contraband/Inmate, 18 Pa.C.S. § 5123(a)(2) (Charge No. 318), offense dated June 12, 2026.
The Commonwealth is represented by the McKean County District Attorney’s Office, located at 500 West Main Street, Smethport, PA 16749, with phone number 814‑887‑3312. No public defender was requested, and the defendant has not yet been fingerprinted.
Bail information and any financial penalties such as fines, costs, or restitution have not been listed in the docket at this time.
As the case proceeds, the next scheduled event is a preliminary hearing, the date of which has not yet been set. The docket indicates the case status as “Inactive – Awaiting Preliminary Hearing.”
Under Pennsylvania law, Zawatski is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will continue to prosecute the charges as outlined above.
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