Syracuse man arrested for being in possession of more than 500 grams of marijuana subsequent to a traffic stop
On Oct. 24, 2018, at approximately 8:57 a.m., State Police stopped a vehicle on I-90, in the town of Schodack for several vehicle and traffic violations. During the interview of the driver for the traffic violations, probable cause to search the vehicle and its occupants was established.
Driver Tristian A. Masterpol, 20, of Syracuse, was found in possession of approximately 505 grams of marijuana, a forged driver license, approximately 36 grams of concentrated cannabis and approximately 5.6 grams of psilocybin mushrooms.
Masterpol was taken into custody, transported and processed at SP Albany, where he was subsequently charged with:
- Possession of a forged instrument 2nd degree; a class D felony
- Criminal possession of a controlled substance 4th degree; a class C felony (hallucinogen)
- Criminal possession of marihuana in the 2nd degree; a class D felony
- Criminal possession of a controlled substance 4th degree; a class C felony
- Criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th degree; a class A misdemeanor
- Vehicle and traffic violations
Masterpol was arraigned in Schodack Town Court and remanded to the Rensselaer County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash or $50,000 bond. He is scheduled to return to Schodack Town Court at 1 p.m. Oct. 29 to answer the charges.