(PA) Attempted fake drug test leads to new charges against New Stanton man

A New Stanton man was charged Thursday after police said he used a homemade device to simulate urination as part of a botched attempt to falsify a drug test at the Westmoreland County Courthouse. Dennis Shank, 43, was charged by Park Police with a misdemeanor count of furnishing drug-free urine during a drug test administered in the county adult probation office on March 29. According to police, a probation officer overseeing the mandatory test saw Shank access an artificial device inside his pants with a tube attached to a canister filled with clean urine in an effort to obscure his use of illegal substances.

Officer Robert Hebenthal said Shank became irate and asked that he not be charged after the duct-taped device was discovered, according to the criminal complaint.

Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger on Wednesday issued a warrant for Shank’s arrest based on allegations that he violated terms of his probation. According to court records, probation officials contend Shank tested positive for amphetamines and methamphetamines on March 29 and missed four mandatory appointments with his probation officer dating back to mid-February.

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