An Ontario man was arrested after Wayne County deputies said he was found with crack cocaine during a traffic stop earlier this year.
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office said Charles E. Downing, 69, of Brown Square in Ontario, was arrested following an investigation into a Jan. 27 traffic stop in Wolcott.
Deputies said Downing was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
The arrest was reported June 16. Deputies said Downing was taken to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office for processing and released with an appearance ticket.
He is scheduled to appear in Wolcott Village Court at 2 p.m. July 16.
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