Quendell Mauri Owens, 25, of Philadelphia

Butler police detective John Johnson observed multiple illegal drug operations running out of “host houses” during his time as a member of the Butler County Drug Task Force. Such activity involves local individuals allowing drug dealers with no local ties to operate of out their homes.

During his testimony Monday, Johnson said this scenario applies to the case of a Philadelphia man accused of drug-related charges in Butler County. Johnson was one of two law enforcement officers to take the stand in a court hearing for 25-year-old Quendell Mauri Owens of Philadelphia.

Owens was charged in October 2018 with six drug-related counts — three felonies and three misdemeanors.

Monday's hearing before Judge Timothy McCune addressed several items in the case, including determining what evidence would be permitted for trial.

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