Holmes Beach police arrested Bradenton resident Timothy Bohan, 53, Jan. 9 on a third-degree felony charge for alleged possession of crack cocaine.
Bohan also was charged with a first-degree misdemeanor for alleged possession of drug paraphernalia.
An officer conducted a traffic stop around 8:40 p.m. in the 5300 block of Gulf Drive after finding via a database search that the vehicle’s owner had an active warrant for violation of probation.
The officer informed the driver, Bohan, of the warrant and arrested him after backup arrived.
Two officers searched the vehicle and found a “small, hard, light-in-color substance indicative of crack cocaine” in the front driver seat where Bohan had been sitting, according to a report.
An officer field-tested the substance, which tested positive for cocaine and was found to weigh 0.2 grams.
An officer also found a glass pipe with residue that tested positive for cocaine on the floorboard behind the front passenger seat.
A woman in the vehicle’s passenger seat said she and Bohan had recently used the pipe, so due to that and its placement behind her seat, the officer issued her a court summons for possession of paraphernalia.
The officers issued Bohan a citation for driving on a suspended license, read him his rights, then transported him to the Manatee County jail. He remained in custody there Jan. 12 under $2,000 bond.
If convicted, punishment for a third-degree felony charge includes up to five years in prison, five years of probation and a fine of up to $5,000.
Punishment for a first-degree misdemeanor charge can include up to one year in jail, one year of probation and a fine of up to $1,000.
An arraignment will be at 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.