Three people arrested in St. Lawrence County traffic stop
BRASHER FALLS, N.Y. (WWTI) – Three people are facing charges stemming from a Sunday night traffic stop in Brasher Falls.
According to New York State Police, they pulled over a red 2009 Chevrolet traveling on State Highway 11C after observing it violate vehicle and traffic laws just before 9:10 p.m.
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During the stop, state police interviewed the occupants. This included the driver, who was identified as 49-year-old Michael Woods, of North Lawrence, front seat passenger 38-year-old Kristy Woods of Brasher Falls, and two backseat passengers in 45-year-old Darrin Collins of Winthrop and 27-year-old Emily Moniere of Potsdam.
State police identified Collins and Moniere after they provided incorrect names and date of births. Authorities revealed that both Collins and Moniere have a complete stay away order of protection in place, so they were in violation.
Kristy Wood, Moniere and Collins all also had active bench warrants according to state police.
The trio were taken into custody and a subsequent search found numerous amounts of narcotic drugs and paraphernalia located in the vehicle.
Here are the following charges for the three people from the stop:
Darrin Collins was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th, criminal contempt 2nd, bail jumping 3rd, and false personation. He was arraigned in the town of Massena Court, for his active bench warrant, where he was remanded to St. Lawrence County Jail in lieu of $4,000 bash bail.
Kristy Woods was charged with criminal possession of controlled substance 7th (2 counts) and criminal use of drug paraphernalia 2nd. She was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Brasher Falls Court for a later date in November. She was arraigned in the town of Massena Court, for an active bench warrant, where she was released on her own recognizance.
Emily Moniere was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th (2 counts, criminal possession of a controlled substance 3rd, criminal possession of narcotic drug 4th, bail jumping, and false personation. She was arraigned in the town of Norfolk Court, where she was remanded to St. Lawrence County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail.
Michael Woods received traffic tickets
