Crime & Safety
Police: Car Contained Stolen Gun, Drugs
More than 120 pills and tablets found during a traffic stop on I-80.
Three men are being held on bail at the Morris County Jail following their arrest Tuesday afternoon on drug and weapons charges, according to New Jersey State Police.
A police spokesperson said troopers found a stolen handgun and drugs including Ecstasy and oxymorphone pills when they stopped a vehicle on Interstate 80 East near Parsippany at about 1 p.m. Tuesday.
According to Sgt. Brian Polite, officers pulled over a car and, after detecting the odor or marijuana, obtained a search warrant. The troopers' search uncovered drugs including 79 Ecstasy tablets, 48 oxymorphone pills and a small amount of marijuana.
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Police also discovered a loaded .45 caliber handgun that Sgt. Polite confirmed was one stolen during a crime in Florida.
Troopers arrested three suspects: The driver, Port Jervis, N.Y., resident Rasoul Speight, 31, was charged with driving while intoxicated, weapons offenses and possession of narcotics with intent to distribute. Two passengers, 26-year-old Robert O'Neil, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and 28-year-old Omar Williams, of Allentown, Pa., face charges for weapons and drug offenses.
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The suspects are being held at the Morris County Jail on $50,000 cash bail each, said police.
An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
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