Bridgeport Police Arrest Taylor County Man while on Route 50 after Discovery of Methamphetamine in Car
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on May 29, 2020 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
According to WBOY, a man has been arrested after police said they found methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Bridgeport.
On May 26, officers with the Bridgeport Police Department were patrolling the area of U.S. Route 50 when they observed a black Chevy Malibu swerve into the opposite lane of traffic, according to a criminal complaint.
Officers then initiated their cruiser’s emergency lights and siren in order to stop the vehicle, and the Malibu pulled over in the parking lot of Cleveland Brothers, officers said.
When officers made contact the vehicle’s driver the officers informed him the reason for the stop and asked the two passengers in the vehicle for identification, according to the complaint.
A K9 unit also arrived on scene and the three occupants of the vehicle were removed in order for officers to make sure they didn’t have any weapons on them, officers said.
One of the occupants, Eric Chocky, 21, of Rosemont, had a needle in his right boot, and the K9 unit returned a positive indication on the Malibu, according to the complaint.
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Editor's Note: Photo from the West Virginai Regional Jails Web site.
