Bath man arrested on felony drug charges after traffic stop

BATH, N.Y. ( WETM ) — A Bath man was arrested on Tuesday during a traffic stop after police said he was driving around with a revoked license.

According to the Village of Bath Police Department, 31-year-old Thomas Gallagher was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 20, on several drug charges after they were found during a traffic stop.

Police said that Gallagher was pulled over on Charles Street in the village when officers had him get out of his vehicle. Police knew that Gallagher had a revoked license and his car had to be towed.

When he got out, officers found a container with residue inside of it on the floor of the car, and from there Gallagher was arrested on criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, a class D felony.

When Gallagher was taken to the Steuben County Jail he was found to be hiding drugs on him while inside the jail. Due to this, Gallagher was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a class B felony, and tampering with physical evidence, a class E felony.

Gallagher was processed and released to appear in Bath Village Court at a later date.

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