Westmoreland County District Judge’s Son Facing Drug Charges

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MURRYSVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) – The son of a Westmoreland County district judge is facing drug charges.
State police pulled over Stephen Yakopec III, the son of District Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec, in Lower Burrell on Wednesday night along Route 22 in Murrysville for an alleged traffic violation. Officers found he had 14 pounds of marijuana wrapped in 1-pound plastic bags in his vehicle, according to a criminal complaint.
Agents then searched Yakopec’s res