Jamestown man arrested after riding scooter on track with narcotics

( WJET/WFXP ) — A New York man was arrested in the early hours of Independence Day after police said they saw him riding a motorized scooter on a school running track.

According to Jamestown police, officers were on patrol around 1:50 a.m. on Thursday checking around Persell School when they saw the man riding on the track.

After confronting him, police identified the man as 42-year-old Maurice Hough, of Jamestown, who had an active warrant out from Jamestown City Court.

During the arrest, police said Hough allegedly tried to conceal and destroy over a half ounce of methamphetamine before being taken into custody.

He’s now facing charges of fourth and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of tampering with evidence along with the warrant. He’s now being held pending arraignment in the Jamestown City Court.

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