Marijuana Demanded At Knifepoint: Clarkstown Police

NANUET, NY — A Nanuet man is accused of stealing marijuana at knifepoint on Saturday. Clarkstown police said a robbery was reported at 7 p.m. by a man who told police that while he was smoking marijuana with acquaintances, Jefferson Jacob, 18, asked him over and over to give him some.

He said he refused several times. The argument then became physical, at which point he alleged Jacob grabbed him, pulled a knife and threatened to “poke” him if he refused to give him the marijuana. He handed it over and then fled, he told police.

Jacob, 18, was located a short time later at his residence where he was placed under arrest and transported to Clarkstown Police headquarters. Jacob faces four charges: Robbery 1st, a Felony; Grand Larceny 4th, a Felony; Menacing (weapon) 2nd, a Misdemeanor; and Criminal Possession Weapon 2nd, a Misdemeanor.

He was arraigned in Clarkstown Justice Court where bail was set at $20,000. He was transported to the Rockland County Jail and given a return date for Clarkstown Justice Court on March 11.