GREENTOWN, Pa. — An investigation remained ongoing Wednesday in Pike County following the discovery of untraceable guns, bogus Pennsylvania license plates and the identifying documents of 18 different people, state police said.
The discovery Friday at Scott M. Batykefer's home in Green Township prompted the filing of 61 felony counts and 34 misdemeanor counts against him — many dealing with identity theft, receiving stolen property, and the possession of firearms with obliterated serial numbers.
Trooper Robert Urban, a spokesman for the Troop R barracks that oversees Pike County, said an investigation is ongoing into where the alleged contraband came from.
Batykefer, 38, was charged following a visit to his home by county probation officers tasked with his supervision, according to a criminal complaint.
He's been under supervision since December, when President Judge Gregory Chelak sentenced him to three months of probation for operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock, according to court filings.
Probation officers searched his home Friday and found drug paraphernalia around the house and a false wall in his closet, state police say. Behind the wall, they found two guns without serial numbers, a sawed-off shotgun and a ballistic vest.
They also found 57 Pennsylvania registration plates, of which most were never issued and were in sequential order. Finally, investigators found two dozen credit and debit cards that did not belong to Batykefer and the Social Security cards of 18 different people.
State police said investigators also found a stolen motorcycle in his shed.
Batykefer is jailed at the Pike County Correctional Facility in lieu of $500,000 bail set by Magisterial District Judge Cristin J. Cavallaro. A preliminary hearing is scheduled February 6.