WALLINGFORD, CT – A man was arrested last week after police found him unconscious inside a parked car with drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to Wallingford police.
Officers responded around 6:19 p.m. on August 22 to the Tractor Supply location on North Colony Road, where they discovered 48-year-old Jose Maldonado passed out inside a Chevrolet Corvette.
Authorities knocked on the window to wake him and noticed suspected contraband visible within the vehicle. A K9 unit was brought in to assist, leading to a search that uncovered narcotics and drug paraphernalia.
Maldonado was arrested and charged with:
Two counts of possession of a controlled substance
Possession of drug paraphernalia
He was later released on a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on September 5.
Police have not disclosed the specific substances found, but they confirmed the incident remains under investigation.
