CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — A New York man has been charged after deputies found marijuana during a stop for speeding in Harrison County.
On Feb. 8, deputies with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department observed a vehicle traveling at 81 miles per hour in a posted 65-mile-per-hour zone near mile marker 118 on Interstate 79 southbound, according to a criminal complaint.
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Deputies then performed a traffic stop near mile marker 117 and met with the vehicle’s two occupants, one of whom was identified as Richard Marrapese, 24, of Rochester, New York, deputies said.
A K-9 unit was then deployed to perform a free air sniff in the area of the vehicle, which resulted in a positive indication for the presence of narcotics; a search of the vehicle was then performed, during which time deputies found 43.25 grams of marijuana in Marrapese’s backpack, according to the complaint.
Marrapese has been charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana and transportation of a controlled substance across state lines. He is being held in North Central Regional Jail.