An Ulster County man faces traffic and drug charges after police stopped him for using a cell phone while driving and allegedly found two hypodermic needles in his pocket, police said.
The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office charged the 28-year-old Pine Bush man with two counts of criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, misdemeanors, and for using a cell phone while driving, a violation.
Police stopped the man on Route 299 Saturday at 6:57 a.m. and learned that his license was suspended multiple times, and that he was wanted by police in the Town of Wallkill, City of Middletown and the Town of Shawangunk for various offenses, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Police took the man into custody for the warrants and searched him, prior to putting him in a police car. Police found two needles in his pants pocket, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The man was arraigned in the Town of New Paltz court and sent to Ulster County Jail on $500 cash bail. He is due to return to court today at 6 p.m.
The Journal typically does not print the names of people charged with misdemeanors.
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