Philadelphia man found in possession of illegal drugs during emergency room visit at East Norriton Hospital

Montco Courthouse

NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man’s emergency room visit to an East Norriton hospital ended with his arrest after packages containing several drugs, including heroin, crack cocaine and PCP, were found in his coat pocket.

Jamar Beverly, 44, of the 6500 block of Belmar Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 4 to 8 years in a state correctional facility after pleading guilty to felony possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance in connection with a May 2023 incident at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in East Norriton.

Judge Wendy G. Rothstein imposed the sentence as part of a plea agreement. Beverly will receive credit for time served awaiting trial since his arrest in May 2023.

The investigation began around 2:16 p.m. on May 1, when East Norriton police responded to Einstein Medical Center Montgomery on West Germantown Pike for a report of drugs obtained from a patient. Hospital security officials informed police that Beverly had been transported to the hospital from a Norristown location after complaining of chest pains and that nursing staff discovered “a large assortment of various drugs” in Beverly’s belongings, according to the criminal complaint filed by East Norriton Detective Jared Weiner.

Police identified 100 blue wax bags containing a powdered substance identified as fentanyl/heroin, one ounce of crack cocaine in rock form, four packets containing crack cocaine and five vials of liquid phencyclidine, commonly known on the street as PCP or Angel Dust, according to the criminal complaint.

According to the criminal complaint, Beverly told police when questioned about the drugs, “I sell drugs, lock me up.” Beverly also repeatedly told a nurse “to just throw the drugs away and not call the police.”

While Beverly was having a blood test, he reported the presence of drugs to a nurse when he realized the drugs were in his jacket pocket. The nurse found a plastic bag containing several types of drugs in Beverly’s left jacket pocket, investigators said.

Additional charges of possession of controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia were dropped against Beverly in exchange for his guilty plea to the most serious charge.

Assistant District Attorney William Highland III handled the case. Beverly was represented by attorneys from the county public defender’s office.