BEACON, NY — A traffic stop on Interstate 84 led to the arrest of a Newburgh man on multiple drug and weapons charges Oct. 15.
Members of the New York State Police Troop K Community Stabilization Unit observed a vehicle traveling eastbound on Interstate 84 in violation of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law at approximately 12:45 p.m.
Troopers conducted a traffic stop and identified the vehicle’s occupants as a female driver, a juvenile passenger in the rear seat, and front-seat passenger Savon T. Bagby, 27, of Newburgh.
During the investigation, it was determined that Bagby had an active warrant out of the City of Newburgh.
He was taken into custody, and troopers subsequently located approximately 15.5 grams of MDMA and 3.5 grams of crack cocaine on his person.
State Police narcotics K9 Wild conducted an exterior sniff of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of narcotics.
A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed two revolvers.
The female driver and juvenile passenger were released.
Bagby was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree – hallucinogen, a class B felony; criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree – intent to sell, a class B felony; criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, a class D felony; two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a class C felony; two counts of criminal possession of a firearm, a class E felony; and endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor.
Bagby was arraigned in the City of Beacon Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center in lieu of $50,000 cash bail, $400,000 bond, or $700,000 partially secured bond.
He is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 20 at 2 p.m.
