Wednesday 30 December 2015

Stanhope man, Wantage woman face charges of marijuana possession

MOUNT OLIVE -- A pair of Sussex County residents were charged with marijuana possession, police said.


Terry L. Jackson Jr., 21, of Stanhope and Carla R. Torppey, 20, of Wantage, were both charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.At 10:04 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, a Mount Olive police officer was on routine patrol in Turkey Brook Park when he observed a gray Dodge enter the park and drive to the rear parking lot, police said.

The officer made contact with the Dodge -- driven by Torppey -- and as he spoke with the occupants detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, police said.Jackson then advised the officer that he had a glass smoking pipe in his bag and turned over the pipe, which contained suspected marijuana residue, to the officer, police said.An additional search of the vehicle produced a glass bong containing suspected marijuana residue, a glass jar containing suspected marijuana residue and a silver metal grinder containing suspected marijuana residue, police said.Both were arrested, charged and released pending a court appearance.

Resource: http://www.njherald.com/article/20151230/ARTICLE/312309986

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