Jamestown trio arrested after traffic stop uncovers meth, fentanyl

(WJET/WFXP)– Police in Jamestown, NY, announced their first drug bust of the year on Friday, seizing several ounces of methamphetamine and fentanyl.

Jamestown police said that the bust stemmed from a traffic stop just after midnight Friday on the city’s southeast side, where they allegedly found roughly 158 grams (5.59 oz.) of drugs.

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During the stop, police said they found 67.9 grams (2.39 oz.) of meth and 42.7 grams (1.5 oz.) of fentanyl on 31-year-old Taylor Hernandez, another 40 grams of meth (1.41 oz.) on 31-year-old Bradley McKay and another 10 grams of meth on 57-year-old Zachary Clark, who was driving.

All three were taken into custody and are being held without bail until arraignment.

Hernandez is being charged with one count of second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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McKay is being charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance…

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