Moore
MONTICELLO – A Monticello man is in the Sullivan County Jail in
lieu of $50,000 bail following his arrest late on Saturday afternoon.
The car in which Shamell Moore, 24, was a passenger was pulled over by
Monticello Police while driving on Broadway with a defective brake light.
Officers detected a smell of marijuana and found him in possession of six plastic baggies containing marijuana. Officers Eric Youmans and Tyrus Walker also found a jacket in the vehicle belonging to Moore and discovered a loaded 9 mm handgun in a pocket. The gun was loaded with eight rounds of ammunition.
When officers found the gun, Moore took off but was chased down and stopped with a Taser before being taken into custody.
The officers also found him in possession of Alprozolam after his arrest.
Moore was charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon and misdemeanors of criminal possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest, as well as a violation for unlawful possession of marijuana.
