Crime & Safety

Ellington Man Facing Charges in Vernon

Matthew Popick has been charged with DUI, illegal lane change, and drug charges.

An Ellington Man is facing a DUI, illegal lane change, and drug charges after a traffic stop at 1:27 a.m. on Saturday, police said. 

The drug charges for Matthew Popick, 24, of 6 Hayes Ave., Ellington, were possession of less than a half-ounce of marijuana and the use of drug paraphernalia, according to an arrest report.

He had been charged with drug and traffic violations exactly 11 months earlier in Vernon, police records indicate. 

His bond was set at $2,500 and he is to appear in court on Feb. 27, police said. 

Last March - 11 months to the day  - a traffic stop also led to drug charges for Popick, police records indicate.


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