Police allege traffic-blocking man was on drugs, pot
Farmington man faces felony for possessing a drug used to treat opiate addition
by Laura Adelmann
Thisweek Newspapers
A 29-year-old Farmington man smoked pot and took drugs before standing in the middle of Highway 3 Nov. 25 yelling and blocking traffic, according to a Dakota County criminal complaint filed Feb. 6.
Jesse Uriah Gallagher is charged with fifth-degree controlled substance crime, a felony, for possession of Suboxone, a drug used to treat opiate addition.
According to the complaint, motorists alerted police of the situation, and when officers found Gallagher, he was agitated and kept screaming at them.
Police reported after calming him down and handcuffed him, a search turned up a small pink pill in his pocket.
Gallagher allegedly said he had taken Celexa, an antidepressant, Suboxone and smoked a some pot.
He also told them he had gotten the Suboxone from his “home boy,” and that he didn’t have a prescription for it, according to the complaint.
The charge carries a maximum jail sentence of five years and between $3,000 and $10,000 in fines.
Laura Adelmann is at laura.adelmann@ecm-inc.com.
