Police say Freeport man charged with selling crack
Michael Grandberry, 41, of Freeport was arrested on charges of selling crack cocaine in the parking lot of the Merrick Burger King where he worked, police said. (July 22, 2010) Credit: NCPD
A Freeport man was arrested on charges of selling crack cocaine Thursday in the parking lot of the Merrick Burger King where he worked, Nassau County police's narcotics/vice squad said.
Michael Grandberry, 41, of 86 Oak St., sold crack cocaine to a man in the lot at about 6:35 p.m., police said. Grandberry was working at the Burger King at 1727 Merrick Rd. at the time, police said.
A short time later, Grandberry got into a vehicle with another man. When police stopped the vehicle on Merrick Road, they said the driver, Memphis Hightower, 42, of 411 Liberty Park Ave., Freeport, had crack cocaine and a crack stem, used for smoking crack.
Grandberry is charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance. He was scheduled to be arraigned Friday at First District Court in Hempstead.
Hightower is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was released on an appearance ticket and is due in court on Aug. 9.
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