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Washington County bar closes after drug bust

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — Ernie’s Freestyles on Main Street in Washington County voluntarily closed indefinitely Saturday after police and the drug task force arrested three men at the bar, according to District Attorney Gene Vittone.

Police said they found heroin throughout the bar.

Vittone said the investigation has been going on for at least a year, and controlled buys of marijuana, cocaine and heroin also happened at the bar.

The three men arrested at Freestyles were Paul Johnson, 32; Dante Moore, 42; and Jamar Terry, 32. The three men are in the Washington County jail on drug charges.