Ariel J. Aponte, 20, of South Bound Brook, who allegedly refused to provide an officer with her driver's license - and then provided a false name and birth date - during a traffic stop on Dec. 11, 2016, was arrested on drug possession charges, police said.
READINGTON TWP. - A 20-year-old South Bound Brook woman who refused to provide an officer with her driver's license - and then provided a false name and birth date - during a traffic stop was arrested on drug possession charges, police said.
Patrolman Patrick Brown saw two vehicles with violations pulling into a gas station on Route 22 at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday. While speaking to both, Brown smelled marijuana coming from one of the vehicles, driven by Jahnet A. Furet, 21, from Somerville, police said. A search of the car turned up marijuana in a glass jar and two burnt marijuana cigarettes.
The driver of the second vehicle, Ariel J. Aponte, 20, from South Bound Brook, first refused to provide the officer with her driver's license and then provided a false name and date of birth, police said.
During her arrest, a marijuana cigarette was found in Aponte's purse, police reported. Aponte was charged with hindering apprehension, possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as motor-vehicle summonses for obstructed tags, driving while suspended and possession of CDS in a motor vehicle.
Furet was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, and issued motor-vehicle summonses for maintenance of lamps and possession of CDS in a motor vehicle, police said.
Both were released pending a court hearing.
Also, on Saturday, Brown arrested Youssef V. Mikail, 22, from Bayonne, and charged him with driving a vehicle with an open container of alcohol, possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.
Mikail was stopped at 11:05 a.m. for speeding on Main Street in the Whitehouse Station of the township. Brown reported that he smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. A search turned up a grinder, glass pipe, rolling papers, marijuana and an open bottle liquor, police said.
Mikail was released with summonses to appear in municipal court. He was also issued motor-vehicle summons for careless driving and possession of CDS in a motor vehicle.