Police: Rocky Point man arrested on drug, weapons charges in Merrick
Christopher Kennedy, 21, of 128 Kings Rd. in Rocky Point, was arrested on drug and weapon charges on July 27, 2010, State Police said. Credit: NYS Police
A Rocky Point man who pulled his blue Mazda to the shoulder of the Meadowbrook Parkway in Merrick Monday night was arrested on drug and weapon charges, State Police said.
A trooper patrolling the northbound side of the Meadowbrook noticed the car on the shoulder near Exit 7, Babylon Turnpike, at 6:10 p.m., police said.
While talking to the driver, Christopher Kennedy, 21, of 128 Kings Rd., the trooper noticed a black, collapsible baton near the center front console and the front passenger seat, police said in a release.
Kennedy also had an unlabeled prescription bottle with 33 OxyContin pills in his pocket, police said.
Kennedy is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a weapon, police said. Arraignment information at First District Court in Hempstead was not immediately available.
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