Disabled motorist calls leads to arrest for pair from District of Columbia
Rockefeller Township, Pa. — Two men from Washington D.C. were arrested in Northumberland County when police pulled over a vehicle and found close to an ounce of marijuana. Jamaar Parkman, 47, and Issac Pearson, 26, both face charges from the traffic stop on Nov. 4 in Rockefeller Township. Trooper Robert Hendrickson of PSP Stonington says he responded just before 1 a.m. to a call about a disabled motorist on Miller Road. Police found a U-Haul truck that was running parked along the roadway. The truck was towing a travel camper without lights, according to the affidavit. Both Parkman and Pearson were asleep in the vehicle, police say. Hendrickson noted the driver's side window was partially down and there was a strong odor of marijuana. A roach was in the cup holder, according to the affidavit. Pearson, who had been driving, admitted to smoking marijuana earlier that day. His eyes were bloodshot and he seemed slow and lethargic, Hendrickson noted. Pearson said the pair had been driving back to D.C. The passenger, Parkman, originally gave troopers a fake name before telling them his real name. Parkman gave police a package with a small amount of marijuana and said that was all
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