Police Look for Gun in Montauk, Find Pot in East Hampton

The following information was supplied by the East Hampton Town and Village Police Departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.

Eric D. Watson, 21, of Manorville, was picked up on drug charges after town police were called to a disturbance with a gun possibly involved on South Elroy Street in Montauk on the night of March 28.

No one was observed in the area, but police said they saw a 2003 Volkswagon with Indiana plates turning onto Second House Road from South Elroy, so they conducted a traffic stop to see if the occupants were involved. The driver, Erak R. Bryant, 34, of Hauppauge, and Watson, the passenger, told police they were leaving because their friend's former boyfriend had approached them with a metal pipe. But, they said, there had been no physical altercation and they didn't have a gun.

Police said Bryant's license came back as suspended several times; once due to drug possession in 2006, twice in 2007 for failure to pay child support, twice for drug possession in 2008, fives times failure to answer a summons in 1996, 2006 and 2008, and twice for failure to pay a fine in 1994 and 2000.

Watson was charged with seventh-degree possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and a violation for not keeping the medication in its original container. Police did not say what kind of prescription medication it was.

Bryant was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second-degree. He was released on $100 bail. Watson was released on $150 bail.

No handgun or weapon was ever found.

Allegedly Smoking in front of Sleepy's

In East Hampton Village, police said they arrested Gladwin Claude-Denis Nathaniel, 43, of Southampton, and Amoy Anastacia Ashwood, 21, of Sag Harbor, after finidng the couple smoking marijuana in the parking lot on Sunday. 

Police said that when they approached a 1991 Honda Accord at about 1:50 a.m., they smelled a strong odor of marijuana. Nathaniel reportedly consented to a search, which is when police found a small Altoids container with a green leafy substance in it that later tested positive for the drug. He admitted that the container and the "one hitter" in his possession were his. 

Nathaniel was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijauna, a misdemeanor and released him on $100 bail.

Ashwood was also charged after police found a small amount of marijuna on her person. She was also released on $100 bail.

Star Etched into Vehicle

Angel S. Bennett, 21, of East Hampton, turned herself into police and was arrested on a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge on Thursday. Her former boyfriend reported a five-pointed star was scratched into the door of his 1987 Chevrolet Blazer on March 12. After contacting Bennett, police suggested she turn herself in.

Drunken Driving Arrests

Daniel E. Lynch, 61, of East Hampton, reportedly almost drove police off the road on Thursday before he was charged with DWI at 10:45 p.m. Police said they were traveling on Springs-Fireplace Road, near West Drive, when Lynch crossed into their lane. As police followed Lynch's vehicle and activated their lights and sirens, Lynch lost control and his car spun around in the roadway several times. During his field sobriety tests, Lynch complained of chest pain and the took him to Southampton Hospital, where he was admitted. He was released on his own recognizance.

Kyle A. Fagerland, 21, of East Hampton, was also charged with DWI. Police were investigating a call about an erratic driver on Wednesday at about 8:30 p.m. when they saw a 1997 Dodge that fit the caller's description on Red Dirt Road in Amagansett. Police also said Fagerland was driving with inadequate license plate lamps. He reportedly performed poorly on field sobriety tests. According to police, they found an open Budweiser beer can under the driver's seat. He was released on his own recognizance after arraignment in on Thursday.

Leonel J. Lopez-Escobar, 45, of East Hampton, was pulled over for driving without tail lights on Queens Lane on Saturday at about 9:30 p.m. When the officer interviewed the driver, he smelled alcohol and saw an open case of beer behind the center arm rest. Lopez-Escobar allegedly failed the filed sobriety tests and was charged with DWI. Justice Lisa R. Rana released him on $500 bail.

Parade Related Arrest

Police released the name this week of the person charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief afte the on March 20. Jodi S. Cesta, 21, of Sag Harbor, was arrested after he allegedly smashed a West Bablon woman's Samsung cellphone on the cement sidewalk that she told police she was using to video a fight Cesta had with another man at . Cesta was issued an appearance ticket and released.