Port Man Caught With Drugs, Pipes in His Car

A 20-year-old Port Washington man is facing charges after he was caught driving through Grafton with two marijuana pipes and marijuana in his car.

Adam J. Kuehmichel was charged in Ozaukee County Circuit Court on Monday with one count of felony bail jumping, two counts of bail jumping, one count of possession of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, one count of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of operating a motor vehicle after revocation of his license. If convicted, he faces up to eight years in prison and $31,500 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

At 12:01 a.m. Monday, Kuehmichel was driving southbound on Wisconsin Avenue near Beech Street when a Grafton police officer noticed he had a defective license plate light on his car. Kuehmichel then turned right on 12th Avenue, so the officer pulled him over.

Kuehmichel told the officer the car had a wiring issue, however the cop noticed the car smelled like marijuana, then spotted a baggie of the drug sitting in the center console. Kuehmichel handed the drugs over to the officer, who then search the car and found the two pipes along with a broom handle fashioned into a club.

Kuehmichel is free on $500 bond while awaiting trial.