Charles Whittlesey, age 61, of Massapequa, was arrested Monday, Oct. 24, following an investigation by the Nassau County Police Department’s Narcotics/Vice bureau.
Detectives executed a search warrant on his Massapequa home, located on Euclid Avenue, where they reportedly found a clear plastic bag containing a clear, rocky substance believed to be crystal methamphetamine.
They also recovered two Sig Sauer 9mm 15 round magazines, numerous clear plastic bags, a digital scale, and $680 in cash, police said.
Whittlesey is facing charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
He was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
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