I-390 Stop Ends With Avon Man Arrested

INTERSTATE 390: Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of an Avon NY man on drug related charges after a traffic stop on Interstate 390.  On March 30, 2019 at approximately 6:00 pm, Deputy Jerry Pilkenton was assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Operation Safe Interstate initiative when he stopped a vehicle on Interstate 390 for a violation of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law.

The operator of the vehicle was identified as 47 year old Edwin W. Jason Jr. A records check revealed that Jason was operating the vehicle with a suspended NYS driver’s license. Further investigation by the Deputy Sheriff also revealed that Jason was in possession of crack
cocaine, as well as a glass pipe commonly used to smoke crack cocaine.

Jason was arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the 2nd Degree, and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 3rd Degree.  Jason was turned over to Central Booking Deputies at the Livingston County Jail for processing and pre-arraignment detention.  Jason was later arraigned at the Livingston County Centralized Arraignment Part (LC-CAP) at the Livingston County Jail before Village of Geneseo Justice Thomas Bushnell. The Justice released Jason on his own recognizance.