Routine patrol results in drug arrest

A deputy on routine patrol on Stock Island arrested a man for possessing a number of different drugs Friday night.

Deputies Anthony Lopez and Russel Hull were doing a routine check at 6630 Maloney Avenue at 11 p.m. when they saw a Ford Explorer parked between two lots nearby with its interior lights on and two people visible inside. Deputy Lopez approached the vehicle to see what was going on.

He looked into the vehicle and saw several small clear plastic bags on the driver’s lap. When the driver realized the deputy was nearby, he swept the plastic bags into the space between the seat and the center console, as if trying to conceal them from view.

The deputies asked the occupants of the vehicle to get out of the vehicle so they could investigate further. They identified the driver as 35 year old Marcell Nance of Stock Island. There were also two women in the car, one of which had been sleeping in the back seat.

Upon questioning, Nance admitted to having drugs in the car. A search turned up 49 Oxycodone pills, four Vyvanse pills, five pieces of Alprazolam, 15 grams of crack cocaine, .8 grams of Heroin and a small amount of marijuana. Nance did not have a prescription for any of the controlled substances. Many of the illegal substances were packaged as if for sale.

Nance was arrested. He was charged with possession of cocaine and heroin with intent to sell, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, trafficking in a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

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