2 facing drug charges after car ran stop sign
Cody Shepard The Enterprise @cshepard_ENT
Sep 6, 2019 at 2:44 PM Sep 6, 2019 at 4:20 PM
Detectives assigned to the gang unit stopped the vehicle after it ran a stop sign downtown early Friday morning.
BROCKTON — A motor vehicle stop of a car that drove through a stop sign early Friday morning led to drug charges against two people after police say the driver admitted to having "stuff" on him.
Detectives assigned to the gang unit were on patrol downtown when they said they saw a white Chevrolet Suburban run a stop sign at Montello Street and White Avenue at 1:34 a.m.
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The vehicle pulled into the parking lot of a closed business and detectives pulled behind the vehicle to conduct a motor vehicle stop.
One of the detectives approached the driver's side of the vehicle while the driver, identified by police as 55-year-old Michael Wayne Paquette, was attempting to exit the car.
"Police escorted him out of the car and asked him if he was carrying any weapons or drugs," said police spokesman Darren Duarte. "Paquette replied 'no,' but told detectives he did have some stuff in his pocket."
The detectives seized a clear sandwich bag that contained eight smaller bags of fentanyl, Duarte said.
"They also discovered an off-white substance on the passenger seat, which turned out to be crack cocaine," Duarte said.
The passenger, identified by police as 30-year-old Crystal Ross, of 14 Colgate Road, Brockton, was issued a summons on charges of possession of a Class B drug and trespassing.
Paquette, of 116 Tosca Drive, Brockton, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute a Class A drug, failure to stop at a stop sign and trespassing.
Paquette pleaded not guilty Friday during his arraignment in Brockton District Court. He was released on personal recognizance and is due back in court for a pre-trial hearing on Nov. 13.
Senior reporter Cody Shepard can be reached by email at cshepard@enterprisenews.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @cshepard_ENT.