Alexander Hudson, 30, of Wildwood Crest, was arrested at around 3:29 p.m. on Friday, May 3. The Wildwood Crest Police Department announced his arrest in a news release on Friday, May 10.
An officer stopped a vehicle on Sweetbriar Road after suspecting it of having "evidence of criminal activity." A K9 officer sniffed the outside of the vehicle and detected a drug odor.
Hudson was a passenger in the vehicle and suspected meth was found in his black backpack. The bag also had a .43-caliber CO2-powered BB gun, a metallic expandable baton, a face mask, gloves, and a lock pick set.
Police said Hudson admitted to owning the items. He was charged with second-degree certain person not to possess weapons, second- and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and possession of burglars tools.
Hudson was held at the Cape May County Correctional Facility.
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