Forged documents led to the arrest of a Barnes Landing man last week.
Town police allege that Ever Leonel Cevallos Rodriguez, 36, produced a forged permanent resident identification card (known as a green card) and a forged Social Security card when they pulled him over for a traffic violation on Floyd Street in East Hampton on Sept. 21.
According to a report, police were able to identity both cards as fraudulent due to “inconsistencies in font, texture, and coloration” in each.
Mr. Cevallos Rodriguez was charged with two counts of second-degree possession of a forged instrument, a felony. He was released on his own recognizance by Justice Steven Tekulsky the following morning.
Drug Charge
On North Main Street the night before, Juan P. Villa-Guichay, 43, of Springs, was hit with a felony drug charge following a traffic stop. After ordering him to step out of the car, officers reported spotting two clear plastic bags on the driver’s seat. One contained a pink powdery substance; the other, a blue powder. Police said both tested positive for cocaine.
Mr. Villa-Guichay was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, a felony. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of driving without an interlock device, often required by courts following a conviction for drunken driving. Additionally, police ticketed the man for aggravated unlicensed driving, a misdemeanor.
Justice Tekulsky released him on his own recognizance the following day, with a future date to return to court.
