CHELSEA — A man arrested in October for dealing synthetic marijuana was caught toting several baggies of the drug after police busted him for trespassing last week, according to a police report.
Richard Fuqua, 29, was caught carrying two bags of K2, or synthetic marijuana, inside an ATM vestibule of a Bank of America at West 14th Street and Sixth Avenue at 6:50 a.m. on Dec. 7, nearly two months after he was busted for dealing the drug to someone on the same corner, police said.
Police arrested Fuqua for charging his phone at the bank while not doing bank business, and found the drugs when they searched him, they said.
See Also:
► K2 Mass Overdose Caused by Drug 85 Times Stronger Than Marijuana: Study
On Oct. 11, police spotted Fuqua selling K2 to another person at the same corner, and found 22 baggies of the drug and a large amount of cash on him, according to a criminal complaint in that case.
A week after the Oct. 11 K2 arrest, Fuqua ran afoul of the law again when he assaulted a 23-year-old man on the sidewalk at West 13th Street and Seventh Avenue, throwing the man to the sidewalk in full view of officers, according to prosecutors.
After arresting him on Dec. 7, prosecutors charged him with trespassing and slapped him with a violation for the K2 possession, records show.
In all three arrests, including the second K2 arrest on Dec. 7, Fuqua was released without bail. His next court date is on Jan. 19.
A lawyer for Fuqua did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
