PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Patrol Officers Edward Elston and James Seeger responded to a residence on Longport Road at 12:12 p.m. on September 3 to serve an active warrant issued by Rockaway Municipal Court for Michael Curtin Jr, 29, Parsippany.
Once the officers arrived at his residence, they knocked on the door and advised the occupant that answered through the door, who they were looking for.
A brief verbal exchange took place inside the residence between another occupant and Mr. Curtin Jr, who failed to come to the door after being requested to do so.
After a short period of time, Officers entered the residence to apprehend Mr. Curtin Jr.
In the process of locating him they observed baggies of marijuana, various pieces of drug paraphernalia, and a gravity knife in plain sight.
Patrol Officer G. Tosh, who was posted outside the residence, observed Mr. Curtin Jr. laying down on the roof attempting to hide from officers and ordered him off the roof and onto the ground.
Once he was on the ground he was placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters. While there, he was processed and charged with one count of 4th Degree of Possession of a Prohibited Weapon (Gravity Knife); Hindering Apprehension, a Disorderly Persons Offense; Possession of Less than 50 grams of Marijuana, a Disorderly Persons Offense; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Disorderly Persons Offense.
He was transported to the Morris County Correctional Facility pending his court initial court appearance.
Editors Note: A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
