Man Found Urinating, Carrying Ecstasy on Sewickley Bridge

A man charged with carrying cocaine and Ecstasy in his pocket while walking down the middle of the Sewickley Bridge will face a preliminary hearing today in Leetsdale District Court. 

James C. Bulger, 38, of Sewickley, was found walking down the center of the Sewickley Bridge at 3 a.m. towards Moon Township, according to a criminal complaint filed by Sewickley Police. 

When stopped by police, Bulger said he was walking to his home on Chestnut Road—located in the opposite direction of where Bulger was headed. 

Bulger, who had urinated himself before police arrived, was found carrying a sandwich bag containing cocaine and several MDMA pills, also known as Ecstasy.

He is scheduled to appear today before Magisterial Judge Robert Ford for a preliminary hearing. 

Other preliminary hearings scheduled for today:

• Sophia Marie Krapf, 24, of Butler, was charged with drug possession and driving on a suspended license Feb. 6 on Broad Street in Leetsdale. Police said Krapf was wanted on an arrest warrant from Butler County. After impounding her vehicle, police found a Coach bag containing hypodermic needles, stamp bags containing heroin and a spoon containing heroin residue. 

• Jeffrey M. Masartis, 41, of Pittsburgh, was charged with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property on Dec. 13 in Franklin Park borough. Masartis is charged with removing jewelry from a home on Lindenwood Drive while working there as a painter.