Southbury Troopers Nab Speeding Motorist on Drug Charges

SOUTHBURY, CT — State police arrested a man on drug charges after he failed to pull his car over when caught speeding.

On Sunday around 6:40 p.m. state police from Troop-A in Southbury were conducting seat belt checks in Newtown near the area of the Interstate 84, exit 11 off-ramp. The troopers observed a silver Mercedes traveling at a "high rate of speed," according to their report, which did not stop after the cops signaled it to do so.

The police caught up with the speeding vehicle a short time later after conducting a motor vehicle stop. In the investigation that followed, the troopers discovered that Christian Enrique Cedillos, 22, of Bridgeport, was in possession of a large amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Police took Cedillos into custody, and charged him with possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia, disobeying the signal of an officer and traveling unreasonably fast.

Cedillos was later released on a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at Danbury Superior Court on April 30.