SHERBURNE — Two residents were arrested Feb. 7 after a traffic stop in the town led to the discovery of controlled substances, according to the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies, with assistance from the Norwich Police Department and the Village of Sherburne Police Department, conducted the stop and identified one of the occupants as Jason R. Chase, 41, of Norwich, who had an active violent felony warrant issued by Chenango County Court.
When Chase was taken into custody, deputies found he was in possession of multiple individually packaged quantities of drugs, officials said.
Another passenger in the vehicle, Danielle A. Froelich, 21, of Cincinnatus, also was found to be in possession of a quantity of drugs and packaging materials, deputies said.
Chase was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor.
He was remanded to the Chenango County Jail without bail and is scheduled to appear in Town of Sherburne Court at a later date.
Froelich was charged with three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony, and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony.
She was arraigned and released on an appearance ticket to appear in Town of Sherburne Court at a later date.
All charges are accusations, and those arrested are presumed innocent unless proved guilty in a court of law.
