ELKINS — Probable cause has been found against a Randolph County man accused of possessing a controlled substance that led to him, a correctional officer and a nurse all having to be transported to a local hospital.

Jason Mark Sadler, 35, of Huntington, appeared in Randolph County Magistrate Court for a preliminary hearing where Randolph County Magistrate Tracy Harper found probable cause against him on three felony charges. Sadler’s case will now be brought before the Randolph County Grand Jury.

Sadler is charged with inmate possession of a controlled substance, rendering a correctional facility less secure/injury to another and conspiracy to commit a felony. He is being held at Huttonsville Correctional Center on a $50,000 cash-only bond, set by Harper.

Sadler appeared in court with attorney Paul Gwaltney. Assistant Randolph County Prosecutor Christina Harper represented the state.

According to the criminal complaint, prepared by Trooper Thomas J. Sclimenti with the West Virginia State Police, on Sept. 27, Gretchen Marie McIntosh allegedly “place(d) something in Sadler’s hand during a hug” during a supervised visit at HCC, where Sadler has been an inmate.

A correctional officer then saw Sadler “place something in his shoe” and performed a strip search of Sadler and another inmate, the complaint states. Sadler “then placed something in his mouth and then began vomiting shortly after.”

Sadler “attempted to smear the substance into his vomit on the floor while (correctional officers) attempted to restrain him,” according to the complaint. From Sadler’s “mouth and vomit, (correctional officers) recovered chewed paper consistent with controlled substance.”

Sadler then “became unresponsive, and was administered narcan by facility staff,” the complaint reads. Sadler was then transported to a hospital for treatment.

An HCC correctional officer “located foil with residue within Sadler’s cell, and upon attempting to inspect said foil … became sick and began vomiting, turned red, began sweating and became lightheaded,” according to the complaint. The correctional officer was also transported to the hospital for treatment.

An HCC nurse “began exhibiting similar symptoms subsequent to providing medical treatment” to Sadler, “requiring her to be transported to the hospital,” the complaint states.

The complaint reads that Sadler had previously made phone calls to McIntosh “about the last stuff she brought being thrown away, and she would be paid enough for half the trailer by the time she got back.” After the vomiting incident, Sadler reportedly called McIntosh, saying “he had suboxone in his hair and tried to swallow it, she was banned and they have it all on camera.”

The complaint also states that “the inmates in this cell had been acting suspicious prior to the day’s incidents, acting intoxicated and having packed Mr. Sadler’s belongings prior to his medical emergency.”

McIntosh, 45, of Huntington, is also facing charges due to her alleged role in the incident. She is charged with delivery of a controlled substance to an inmate, and conspiracy to commit a felony. McIntosh is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $30,000 cash-only bond set by Randolph County Magistrate Michael Dyer.

According to Magistrate Court records, McIntosh waived her right to a preliminary hearing on Nov. 5. Her case will also be brought before the Randolph County Grand Jury.