LIMA, NY — A Groveland man faces a felony drug charge following a traffic stop in the Village of Lima.
Christopher Partridge, 42, of Groveland, was arrested April 23 after a Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop on Rochester Street at approximately 6:28 p.m.
Deputy Jason Page initiated the stop after observing a violation of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law.
During the encounter, Page suspected drug activity in the vehicle and conducted an investigation.
Partridge was found to be in possession of crack cocaine, according to Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty.
He was charged with felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree and violations of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Partridge was transported to the Livingston County Jail for processing and pre-arraignment detention.
He was arraigned at the Livingston County Centralized Arraignment Part at the Livingston County Jail before Town of York Justice Porter.
The judge remanded Partridge to the custody of the Sheriff without the possibility of bail due to him having two or more prior felony convictions.
The Livingston County Public Defender’s Office represented Partridge at the arraignment.
The Livingston County District Attorney’s Office appeared to represent the People.
