Credit: Tom Sofield
How much skill does it take to be arrested for drug related offenses by the same cops two times in a 21-day time frame after you’ve been warned twice by authorities already?
Not much it appears. Police said that skill allegedly comes easy to Christopher Filemyr, 22, of Bristol Township.
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Filemyr was arrested and charged with drug-related offenses with a friend on July 29 and then again on August 18.
According to probable cause affidavit, Filemyr was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Tavarse Lambert, 27, of Bristol Township. State police stopped the vehicle at 2 p.m. for a summary traffic violation just off the Bristol exit of I-95.
Authorities noted in court papers, there has been previous contact with Filemyr. In those cases, he was in possession of marijuana and given a warnings and released. According to court documents, Filemyr and Lambert provided conflicting stories regarding their destination and timeline of travel which led to the state troopers investigating further.
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Lambert was asked to step out of vehicle in order for the state trooper to conduct a more through interview in which the Trooper Jeff Hand performed a body search, court records show. The search revealed “several small rocks” that looked to be crack -cocaine. Tavarse was taken into custody for possession.
Troopers, according to court documents, detected the odor of marijuana on Filemyr, conducted a body search and discovered 11 baggies of alleged pot hidden in his basketball shorts underneath his pants, and was subsequently taken into custody.
The second incident involving Filemyr occurred shortly after midnight on August 18, authorities said.
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While patrolling Winder Village, according to court document, stare troopers out of Trevose observed a man walking from a vehicle on Winder Drive off of Elmhurst Avenue. Trooper Preston Gray conducted a traffic stop for a summary violation and was assisted for a second time by Hand.
One occupant of the vehicle had walked down the block, while a second sat on the front porch of a Winder Drive residence, state police said.
Gray questioned the operator of the vehicle who told him he was dropping off his friend at a friends house , according to court documents.
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Trooper Jeff Hand observed the subject who left the vehicle walk towards the side of a residence on Winder, court records show. The state trooper allegedly found Filemyr hiding underneath a trailer alongside of the house and placed him into investigative custody, with the unidentified individual.
A search of Filemyr revealed a small packaged amount of marijuana which is common for resale authorities say and approximately $600 and a cell phone.
Filemyr was charged in both incidents with misdemeanor possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia; he is out on bail in both cases presently and is scheduled for to appear in front of Bristol Township District Court Judge Joanne V. Kline on November 18.
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Lambert charged by mail summons for possession and use of a controlled substance plus a summary driving offense will appear in front of Kline on October 21.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
