Bradford woman gets 26–64 months for cocaine conspiracy, child endangerment
Dawn Buterbaugh was sentenced to 26–64 months in state prison after a McKean County Drug Task Force probe tied her to a conspiracy to deliver cocaine; an 8‑year‑old child was reported in the vicinity of the drug activity.
Dawn Buterbaugh was sentenced Oct. 29 in McKean County court to a term of not less than 26 months to up to 64 months for Conspiracy—Delivery of a Controlled Substance (five alleged cocaine deliveries) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The investigation by the McKean County Drug Task Force, led by Detectives Kolin Strawcutter and Seth Shephard, culminated in a Jan. 8 search warrant at a Pike Street residence in Bradford; complaints allege transactions on Nov. 13 and 21, 2025, Dec. 3, 2025, and Jan. 5 and 8, 2026, with an 8‑year‑old nearby. Her co‑defendant, Daivd Dickinson, was earlier sentenced Oct. 9 to at least 55 months to up to 120 months plus one year of supervision and faced an additional Contraband Inside a Prison charge.