City of Lockport
CHARGED: Antoine L. Oliver, 21, 30 Webb St., Apt. 1, was charged with disorderly conduct Saturday. The patrol responded to Grand Street for a possible fight at 2:50 a.m. A group of people scattered, including Oliver, who said he was involved in a fight because some men were calling him names, the report said. During the interview, two males approached and reported that Oliver jumped a victim who suffered a bloody nose. The victim did not want to press charges, but Oliver began screaming and swore at the police, according to the report.
DWI: Jeremy L. Meyer, 28, 209 Church St., Apt. 2, was charged with driving while intoxicated Saturday. The police responded to Washington Street for a reported vehicle acting erratically. Meyer was sleeping in the driver’s with the engine running and the vehicle in park. He failed field sobriety tests.
CHARGED: Joshua R. Barrett, 18, 90 Frank Ave., Buffalo, was charged with two equipment violations and as an unlicensed driver Friday. At 5:05 p.m. Friday, Barrett was stopped for traffic offenses. A check revealed that Barrett, who reportedly said he left his license at home, has never had a driver’s license.
Town of Lockport
MARIJUANA: Joseph S. Stopa, 23, 6388 Ridge Road, was charged with second-degree obstruction of governmental administration and unlawful possess of marijuana Saturday. The patrol responded to the area of Lake Avenue for a vehicle blocking the roadway. The man standing next to the vehicle identified himself as Stopa and appeared to be highly intoxicated. He said his friend “Hernandez” was driving the vehicle when they hit a patch of ice and spun out. According to Stopa, they got into an argument, causing his friend to throw the keys in an unknown direction and his friend left the area on foot. Another passenger went to get an extra set of keys, Stopa said. After the patrol could find no footprints, Stopa admitted that “Hernandez” did not exist but rather he and his brother were coming home from the Sabres game and had hit an ice patch in the road, causing the vehicle to spin out. The brothers argued and the brother threw the keys. The brother, who was the driver, returned to the scene. While the patrol was interviewing the brothers, Stopa was found with a clear plastic bag containing suspected marijuana. Stopa was placed under arrest for unlawful possession of marijuana and obstruction of governmental administration in the second degree.
City of Tonawanda
DWI: John J. Campel, 34, 105 Paradise Lane, Apt. 14, Town of Tonawanda, was charged Friday night with aggravated DWI and failure to signal. An employee at the Tim Horton’s on Young Street called police to report Campel was intoxicated and had left the restaurant in his car. The employee provided a license plate number and an officer pulled over the car as it turned south on Young Street without signaling. Campel failed field sobriety tests. The City of Tonawanda breath test machine was unable to measure Campel’s blood alcohol content. After being taken to North Tonawanda, it was measured at 0.30 percent, nearly four times the legal limit. He was held for court.
North Tonawanda
DWI: Robert O. McKinney, 22, 2655 Whirlpool St., Niagara Falls, was charged about 3:30 a.m. Saturday with aggravated DWI, speeding and an insufficient muffler following a traffic stop on River Road. His blood alcohol content was measured at 0.19 percent following a breath test. He is being held in lieu of $250 bail.
DRUGS: Jacob Ware III, 38, 408 Oliver St., Apt. 2, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police reports indicate Ware had three tablets of Darvocett, a prescription narcotic. He also had an outstanding warrant for second-degree harassment. He is being held in lieu of $500 bail.
