Cops: North Carolina man had drugs and weapons in his pickup truck in Hicksville parking lot
Nassau police said they found this 9 mm Smith and Wesson handgun in a North Carolina man's pickup truck that was parked in lot on South Oyster Bay Road in Hicksville on Wednesday. Credit: NCPD
A stakeout at a known drug-prone location led to the arrest of a North Carolina man on drug and weapons charges Wednesday in Hicksville, Nassau County police said.
Officers with the Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team (CIRRT) officers were stationed near a parking lot site on South Oyster Bay Road around 5 p.m. when, police said, they spotted a parked 2016 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck — and approached it to conduct further investigation.
As the driver, identified as Eugene D. Hicks, of Charlotte, exited the vehicle officer observed "what appeared to be a knife" in his pocket, police said in a statement.
A subsequent search recovered both a knife and a loaded 9 mm Smith and Wesson handgun, police said.
Hicks was placed into custody and police said a search of the pickup truck led to the seizure of 13 yellow capsule-type pills believed to be tramadol hydrochloride, four round pills believed to be acetaminophen and oxycodone, two white capsules believed to be acetaminophen and hydrocodone and one blue rectangular pill believed to be alprazolam.
Hicks was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and four counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Hicks was arraigned Thursday in First District Court, Hempstead, and released without cash bail. Hicks is represented by the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County and his next court appearance is Sept. 1.
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