LOWVILLE â After two previous arrests resulting from search warrants, a village resident was charged with methamphetamine possession after a third warrant early Wednesday morning.
Joseph R. Fitzgerald, 29, was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and two counts of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia, according to the Lewis County Sheriffâs Office.
The arrest was made in connection with the third search warrant served to Mr. Fitzgerald at his South State Street home.
In this search, two grams of meth, digital scales with meth residue and packaging were allegedly found, according to Detective Jonathan Pignone.
Mr. Fitzgerald was previously searched on Nov. 4 and Jan. 26, when âsuspectedâ heroin, fentanyl, meth, marijuana, scales, drug packaging and pills were allegedly found.
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LOWVILLE â K-9 Winnie helped Lewis County sheriffâs deputies uncover 5.7 grams of methamphetamine during an October traffic stop. Warrants for the village residentâs arrest were executed during a traffic stop Wednesday.
Justin J. Waldron, 32, was charged by the sheriffâs office with felony third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell and two counts of misdemeanor second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia for having scales and packaging.
According to the sheriffâs office, Mr. Waldron allegedly had the methamphetamine, packaging and scales during an Oct. 12 traffic stop on East Martinsburg Road in the town of Martinsburg. The weight of the drug deputies reportedly found in the vehicle was confirmed by the state police crime lab.
LOWVILLE — A Lowville resident was charged Tuesday with felony drug possession after a five-month meth and heroin investigation by the Lewis County Drug Task Force.