Atkinson
HAMPTONBURGH – A Nyack man was arrested by Orange County Sheriff’s deputies on Orange County Route 51 near Sarah Wells Trail on Saturday after he was stopped for making an illegal U-turn.
During the traffic stop, deputies learned that Bartholomew Atkinson, 29, had a suspended driver’s license. Officers also recovered 3.2 grams of cocaine, several LSD strips, 43 grams of concentrated marijuana gummies and a small quantity of marijuana.
Atkinson was charged with two felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance as well as misdemeanor and violation charges including traffic citations. He was sent to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $1,000 cash bail or $2,000 bond.
