After responding to a call about an unresponsive person on March 30, Greene County deputies arrested a Sparta man who did not seem to know where he was or where he was going.
Quincy Ramon Jackson, 44, of 145 Lee St., faces charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a Schedule II controlled substance.
According to reports, Deputy Philipp von Hanstein was dispatched to 1710 Jernigans Bridge Rd. in White Plains about someone who appeared to be sleeping in a car, and found a blue Volkswagen in the driveway of the residence.
When von Hanstein approached the vehicle, he asked the driver, later identified as Jackson, if he was alright.
According to the report, Jackson appeared to be confused and did not know where he was.
When Jackson opened the driver’s door, von Hanstein observed a clear glass jar with a green leafy substance inside that appeared to be marijuana.
According to reports, von Hanstein asked Jackson about the jar, and he stated it was for his personal use.
The deputy then asked Jackson where he was going or where he was coming from, and Jackson could not give a clear answer to either question.
Sgt. William Smith was called to assist and took over the investigation when he arrived.
Smith instructed Jackson to exit the vehicle and searched him. Nothing was found in Jackson’s pockets, but when a search of his car was conducted, Smith found a black digital scale inside the center console and eight clear plastic bags inside the pocket on the rear of the passenger seat.
Smith also found more clear plastic bags that contained a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana.
Based on the way the suspected marijuana was packaged, the clear plastic bags, and the digital scale, Jackson was placed under arrest for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute.
Jackson said he weighs out his portions to smoke in one-gram quantities because the marijuana is expensive.
Smith placed Jackson in the rear of von Hanstein’s patrol vehicle and transported him to jail.
Smith contacted the property owner, who said he did not know Jackson and had not permitted him to be on his property.
Smith was later contacted by von Hanstein, who said that once Jackson was removed from his patrol unit at the Greene County Jail, a clear plastic bag and a white substance suspected to be methamphetamine were found on the seat.
Smith later met with von Hanstein at the jail and took custody of the substance, and placed it into evidence.