GENEVA - - A Geneva man faces additional drug charges after he failed to provide police with a prescription for the anti-anxiety drug Clomazepam, police reports show.
Gregory A. Gromofsky, 46, was driving his brother's car on Route 20 Tuesday afternoon when he nearly ran a red light, police say.
Officers initiated a traffic stop because Gromofsky was in the middle of the intersection when he finally stopped his vehicle. During the stop, the officers realized Gromofsky was driving with a suspended license, police reports show.
During a pat-down search, officers found a homemade pipe used to smoke crack cocaine in Gromofsky's rear pants pocket. The pipe, which measures eight inches in length, has burn marks and the residue of cocaine, police reports show.
"(Gromofsky) said he used (the pipe) to smoke crack and pot," police reports state.
Gromofsky was taken to the Geneva City Jail, where officers found six small white pills in a small plastic bag.
"Gromofsky identified the pills as muscle relaxers and said he has a prescription for the pills," the police report states.
The officers identified the pills as Clomazepam, also known as Klonopin, which is a drug used to treat anxiety disorders. Police ordered Gromofsky to return to the police station no later than Wednesday evening with proof of his prescription for the pills, reports show.
Gromofsky was charged Tuesday and will be arraigned Thursday with driving under suspension and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Because he never returned to the police station with proof of his prescription, Gromofsky the additional charge of drug abuse was added to his docket listing in Western County Court, reports show.
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