COXSACKIE — A 40-year-old Schenectady man was arrested July 6 following a traffic stop by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.
Tiequan Ward was found in possession of crack cocaine, an illegally possessed 9mm handgun with a defaced serial number, a fraudulent Tennessee license plate and a fraudulent New Jersey driver’s license, according to authorities.
Ward was arraigned in the Town of Coxsackie Court on criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, a class C felony.
He also faces criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a class D felony, and possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, a class D felony.
Ward was charged with several vehicle and traffic violations as well.
He was released on his own recognizance with an appearance scheduled in the Town of Catskill Court at a later date.
