Wyandanch, NY - March 9, 2018 - Suffolk County Police arrested a man on Thursday, March 8, for driving with a suspended driver’s license after stopping him for a traffic violation in Wyandanch.
Jaquan Joas was operating a 2018 Honda on State Avenue when First Precinct Patrol officers initiated a traffic stop. A check on Joas's driver's license showed it had been suspended 64 times. Joas was not the registered owner of the vehicle.
Officers arrested Joas, 27, of North Amityville, and transported him to the First Precinct where he was charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle 1st Degree, an E Felony, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and an outstanding parole warrant.
Joas was held overnight at the First Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on March 9.
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