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Gainsford Smith, 36, already is awaiting trial for a Paterson drive-by shooting in May. He was free on $150,000 bail when police got the call of the alleged threat, purportedly involving a silver handgun, Detective Capt. Dean Kazinci said. Now he’s back behind bars.
Smith, who recently spent 31 months in state prison, had bolted, but officers found him minutes later in a Summit Avenue backyard, the captain told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.
While searching his Congress Avenue residence on a judge’s warrant, they found the pot, worth more than $25,000 on the street, as well as packaging materials, he said. No gun turned up.
Smith is being held on $100,000 bail at the Bergen County Jail, pending future court action. The charges: terroristic threats and various drug and weapons possession counts.
Smith’s 1998 booking photo
Records show Smith already has served time for selling pot to undercover detectives, who found him carrying a defaced handgun, as well as assault. State records show he served 2½ years before being paroled in 2003.
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