Dean F. Brown, 47, and Alexander Soto, 38, were nabbed after officers topped them around 9:35 pm on North Broadway, police said.
During the stop, Brown was found to be driving on with a suspended license and was in possession of crack cocaine. Soto, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was also in possession of nine bags of crack cocaine, police said.
Brown was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle as well as criminal possession of a controlled substance, both misdemeanors. He was processed and released on tickets.
Soto was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, a felony. He was arraigned in court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail without bail.
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