Rochester Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Bust & Arrest
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A traffic stop over the weekend led to a cocaine bust in Rochester.
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That’s according to Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office Captain Tim Parkin. He said deputies initiated the traffic stop after learning a man was driving a vehicle without a valid license.
The stop occurred shortly before 7:30 on Saturday evening in the 3100 block of Welner Dr. Northeast, Parkin says.
Parkin said the deputy who conducted the stop spotted drugs and drug paraphernalia in plain view. The observation then triggered a vehicle search.
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A subsequent search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 27.5 grams of suspected cocaine, according to the sheriff’s office report.
The driver, identified as 30-year-old Jervontia Allen of Rochester, was then arrested on suspicion of third-degree drug possession.
The arrest report also indicates Allen had cannabis in the vehicle in a package that was not compliant with state law.
Allen was arraigned in Olmsted County Court Monday on a felony third a-degree drug possession charge, a gross misdemeanor count of driving with a canceled license-inimical to public safety, and a misdemeanor charge for allegedly having an open package of cannabis in a motor vehicle.
His bail was set at $30,000.
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