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Damenn C. Nelson (MUGSHOT: Courtesy Maywood PD)
Damenn C. Nelson, 38, of Passaic, was with his four children and their mother when Officer Gregory Mulawka pulled his car over on West Passaic Street yesterday.
A computer check showed a warrant for failing to pay child support, Detective Mark Gillies said.
“Due to a strong odor of raw marijuana inside the vehicle, the vehicle was secured and a search warrant was obtained to search the vehicle,” Gillies said.
The search turned up several bags of marijuana and a digital scale concealed in a children’s car seat, the detective said.
Nelson, who owes more than $6,100 in child support, according to court records, is being held on $25,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail.
He is charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute the drug, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in a school zone and endangering the welfare of his child.
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