Traffic Stop Escalates to Eight Charges in Carneys Point Arrest Log
CARNEYS POINT, NJ — The Carneys Point Twp. Police Department, under Chief Dale Vannamee, reported nine arrests between June 22 and July 13, according to the department’s weekly arrest summaries. Warrant arrests remained the most common entry in the log, accounting for five of the nine cases, while the period’s other arrests ranged from a single DUI stop to a defiant trespass charge. The most unusual case came on July 7, when a routine traffic stop led to eight separate charges against one driver, including resisting arrest and obstructing government administration — a level of escalation not often noticed or seen by the public without a tragic ending. No juveniles were arrested during the three-week span in Carneys Point Twp.
Below is the detailed recent police activity and bookings:
Dewayne K. Smith, 41, of Carneys Point Township, was arrested on two outstanding warrants on June 26 at 4:50 p.m.
Jasir K. Thompson, 22, of Salem City, was taken into custody on an active warrant on June 28 at 11:54 a.m.
Timothy Thomas Leuallen, 38, of Pennsville, was arrested on a warrant on June 29 at 12:45 a.m.
Mary E. Elfers, 44, of Salem City, was charged with defiant trespass on July 1 at 6:51 a.m.
Lenord Antoine, 44, of Penns Grove, was arrested on an outstanding warrant on July 2 at 10:19 p.m.
James Q. Johnson, 56, of Carneys Point, was arrested July 7 at 3:32 p.m. after a motor vehicle stop grew into charges of careless driving, disregarding an officer directing traffic, failing to obey directions and observe a signal, obstructing the administration of law, resisting arrest to prevent an officer from effecting the arrest, and operating an unregistered and unsafe vehicle.
Lariel Antoni Vargas, 40, of Alloway Township, was arrested on a charge of driving while under the influence on July 10 at 8:12 p.m.
Ray Cheeks Jr., 44, of Wilmington, Delaware, was arrested on two outstanding warrants on July 11 at 3:33 p.m.
Secoya D. Robinson, 41, of Carneys Point Township, was arrested on a warrant and charged with driving with an expired license on July 12 at 3:15 p.m.
Legal Disclaimer: All subjects listed in this blotter are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges are merely accusations logged by the law enforcement agency at the time of arrest.
