Although Davis was eventually ruled out as a suspect in an assault case, police could not ignore the amount of marijuana they found in his car, police said.
SPRINGFIELD - A 30-year-old Springfield man who was mistakenly stopped by police for resembling a suspect in a domestic-assault investigation was arrested anyway after police found drugs in his car, police said.
Darryl Davis of 65 Westford Ave. was charged late Sunday with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and violation of a drug-free school zone, said Sgt. John M. Delaney, aide to Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet.
Officers Thomas Labonte and Gail Gethins pulled Davis over at Genessee and Warwick streets because he matched the description given out for a suspect in a domestic-related assault that occurred earlier in the Forest Park neighborhood.
While searching the car for a handgun reportedly used in the assault, officers found bags of marijuana packaged for sale and $218 in cash, Delaney said.
Moments later, the victim of the assault was brought to the scene and she told police that Davis was not the man who had assaulted her, Delaney said.
“We had the wrong guy, but unfortunately for Mr. Davis, the weed would not go away (and) he was still under arrest,” Delaney said.
At his arraignment in Springfield District Court, Davis denied the charges. He was ordered held in lieu of a $1,000 cash surety and is due back in court on May 9.