DUI & Possession Arrest
March 1, 2010
On February 27, 2010 at approximately 12:20am, OFC Fitzgerald initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 400 block of North Church Street in Thurmont. After contacting the driver, OFC Fitzgerald detected that the driver had been consuming an alcoholic beverage. The driver was asked to perform standard field sobriety tests which indicated the driver was under the influence of alcohol. OFC Fitzgerald placed the driver under arrest for DUI. A search of the driver incident to his arrest produced a small baggie of suspected marijuana from the driver’s pants pocket. A CDS smoking device was located in the vehicle. The driver was identified as Stephen E. Owens, age 19 of Smithsburg, Maryland. Mr. Owens was charged with Possession of CDS (Marijuana), Possession of CDS Paraphernalia, Violating a License Restriction, Failure to Obey a Traffic Device, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Per Se, and Driving Under the Influence of alcohol.
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