Vauxhall man was arrested in Newark Tuesday, officials said.
Holloway. (Courtesy Essex County Sheriff) NEWARK -- A Vauxhall man allegedly carrying more than $25,000 worth of marijuana was arrested Tuesday after speeding past undercover officers, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced in a release Wednesday.
Rashan Halloway, 33, was pulled over in Newark Tuesday afternoon after authorities say his 2016 Lincoln MKX illegally sped past an unmarked police cruiser and ran a red light at Somerset Street, Fontoura said. Smelling a "pungent" marijuana odor, police spotted an open backpack in the back of the car with vacuum-sealed baggies of marijuana in it, and another bag of drugs in the car's center cup holder, Fontoura said. Altogether, there was more than five pounds of marijuana in the car, with a street value of about $25,000, officials said.
Holloway allegedly got out of the car and ran from police, but was apprehended after a brief foot chase, authorities said. He was arraigned Wednesday on multiple drug charges, and remanded to the county jail on $150,000 cash bond, officials said.
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