Thursday 4 February 2016

Long Valley man charged in Mount Olive with pot possession

MOUNT OLIVE TWP. – A 56-year-old Long Valley man was charged with possession of marijuana after his car was stopped on Wednesday for crossing the double yellow line of Route 206.

Officer Constantinos Pagonis was stopped on Route 206 on an unrelated motor vehicle stop at 8:59 p.m,. when he saw an Audi approach the rear of his patrol vehicle, and allegedly cross the double yellow lines into the opposing lane of travel to pass his patrol vehicle.

Pagonis stopped the Audi in the area of Hermaine Drive and spoke with the driver, John F. Rauchut. While speaking with Rauchut, Pagonis allegedly detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage, and asked Rauchut to exit his vehicle and perform field sobriety tests.

During a search of Rauchut, a wooden pipe containing suspected marijuana residue was located.

Rauchut was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, drunk driving, reckless driving, crossing a divided highway, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle, having an open alcohol container in a motor vehicle and having drugs in a motor vehicle.

Rauchut was released to a sober driver pending a court hearing.

• Malcom C. Downs 4th, 19, of Flanders, was charged with marijuana possession on Monday, Jan. 25, after police were called to an Oakwood Village apartment on a complaint of unwanted guests.

Officer Mark Reynolds assisted by Cpl. Paul Ottavinia and Officer John Bevacqua, went to the apartment at 8:11 p.m. and allegedly saw two bongs containing suspected marijuana residue in the apartment. A consent search of the apartment allegedly also produced a digital scale, a glass pipe containing suspected marijuana residue, and a baggie containing suspected marijuana.

Through the course of the investigation it was determined that the marijuana and paraphernalia allegedly belonged to Downs who was was charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Downs was released pending a court hearing.

• A Flanders man was arrested on Sunday, Jan. 31, and charged with marijuana possession.

Officer Andrew Spotts responded to the area of Oakwood Village at 7:18 p.m. for a complaint of possible marijuana use. Spotts arrived in the area and met with a man, James J. Devine.

A check of Devine’s apartment allegedly produced three pipes containing suspected marijuana residue, three grinders containing suspected marijuana, two plastic baggies containing suspected marijuana, and a pill bottle containing suspected marijuana.

Devine was charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia and was released pending a court hearing.

Resource: http://www.newjerseyhills.com/print_only/_headline_style/bold_36/long-valley-man-charged-in-mount-olive-with-pot-possession/article_98611978-7714-5938-afee-fb7da470caeb.html

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