Crime & Safety
Cops: Man Caught Snorting Prescripton Pain Killers Outside Winery
The defendant was found to have Percocet and marijuana, police said.
A Port Jefferson man was arrested after cops said they caught him snorting a pain killer outside a popular North Fork winery.
According to Southold Town police, the man was arrested on Saturday at 10:29 p.m. after police said security at Bedell Cellars in Cutchogue reported observing him snorting a white powder in a van parked at the establishment.
Police said the defendant admitted to snorting Percocet; police said they found another Percocet pill and marijuana in his vehicle.
He was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.
He was processed and released on bail, to return to court at a later date.
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