Jamell Green Charged With Class C Felony After Wrong-Way Stop

Jamell Green, 43, was charged with four criminal offenses after New Rochelle police stopped his vehicle on the wrong side of the road in the early hours of October 25. The arrest occurred at approximately 4:00 a.m. on Division Street, where an officer observed Green driving against the flow of traffic.

Police reported that Green was taken into custody without incident. During the traffic stop, the officer determined that Green was intoxicated. This finding led to his initial arrest for driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08% or higher. Both offenses are unclassified misdemeanors under New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Following the arrest, the officer conducted a search incident to the booking. The officer discovered a loaded firearm in Green’s possession. This discovery added three further charges to Green’s docket under the state Penal Law.

Green now faces criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, a class A misdemeanor. He is also charged with criminal possession of a firearm, a class E felony. The most serious count is criminal possession of a loaded firearm in the second degree, which carries the classification of a class C violent felony.