Crime & Safety
Man Caught with Cocaine in Montauk: Police
The East Hampton man dropped the drugs after removing the cocaine from his pocket, police said.
EAST HAMPTON, NY - An East Hampton man was cuffed after being caught with cocaine in Montauk, police said.
According to East Hampton Town Police, Isaiah Stephens, 26, was arrested on Sunday at 2:10 a.m. at 692 Montauk Highway.
Stephens, police said, "possessed a clear plastic bag containing a white powdery substance which he removed from his left shorts pocket with his left hand and dropped on the ground." The substance tested positive for cocaine, police said.
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Stephen was charged with seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, police said; $1,000 cash bail was set at his arraignment, police said.
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