A routine traffic violation on Massillon Road near Krumroy Road escalated into a more substantial police action earlier today. According to a post from the Springfield Township Police Department, Officer Jon McKenzie, with the assistance of his K-9 partner Rex, conducted a stop on a Dodge Ram driven by 49-year-old Robert Butterbaugh of Norton. It was during this encounter that suspicions of more illicit activities surfaced.
The police department’s social media statement conveyed that Butterbaugh initially refused a search of his vehicle, prompting Officer McKenzie to deploy K-9 Rex for an “open-air sniff.” The canine’s reaction signaled the presence of narcotics, giving the officer probable cause to conduct a more thorough search. Within the confines of a repository disguised as an oil can, authorities discovered multiple bags containing a white crystalline substance, equipment suggestive of drug trade, such as a digital scale and packaging materials, and an assortment of pills…