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The Brooklyn, NY resident heads to county court on two misdemeanors.
A Brooklyn, NY man heads to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court without the most serious charge lodged against him, as it was dismissed at a preliminary hearing this month.
Aaron Brown, 23, of the 10000 block of Glenwood Road, was initially charged with felony forgery, after police allegedly found two counterfeit $100 bills and multiple stolen credit cards in his trunk during a traffic stop. However, the felony was dismissed at a Dec. 10 preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Cathleen Kelly Rebar.
Additional misdemeanor charges of possession of a small amount of personal use of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia were held over for court, along with summary offenses of driving an unregistered vehicle and driving with a broken headlight and brake light, per court records.
On Nov. 6, at 9:12 p.m., police were patrolling Ridge Pike near Wilson Boulevard and stopped Brown’s white 2015 Jeep Renegade, due to the inoperable lights, police said. Upon approaching the car, police found three people inside the Jeep and a strong odor of marijuana, per the complaint.
In plain view, on the front passenger dashboard, was a multi-colored packet used to package marijuana for sale, police said. Brown gave consent to search the car, per police.
During the search, police found numerous packets of alleged marijuana, labeled “7g’s CBD 35.5%” inside the glove box, under the passenger seat, and in the center console, police said.
Multiple credit cards were also found, which did not belong to anyone inside the car, per the affidavit. A search of the trunk uncovered a white envelope inside a clothing bag, which had two counterfeit $100 bills in it, police said. A receipt was also found showing multiple purchases from the Christiana Mall in Delaware on Tuesday, per the complaint.
Brown posted 10% of $1,000 cash bail on Dec. 12, per court records. A formal arraignment is set for January 22 in Common Pleas Court.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
