By Jim Clark

A police officer on patrol last Saturday spotted a vehicle driving the wrong way through the powder House Rotary and then proceed down Broadway.

The officer followed and stopped the car, then ran a check on the vehicle, which was reportedly found to have a suspended registration.

The officer then approached the vehicle and asked the driver, identified as Steverson Delucien, 26, of Dorchester, whose vehicle he was driving and where he was going.

According to the officer, Delucien appeared very nervous, hesitating and stammering while attempting to respond to the questions.  He eventually told the officer that the car belonged to his girlfriend from Quincy and that he was on his way to meet some friends in Somerville. He reportedly told the officer that he had permission from the vehicles owner to use it.

The officer then ran a check on Delucien and reportedly found that he had an extensive criminal record. It was also confirmed that the owner of the vehicle was a woman in Quincy. It was at that time that backup officers arrived to assist in the incident.

The officer informed Delucien that that the vehicle’s registration was suspended and that it would be towed.

The officer asked if he could search the car and Delucien consented, according to reports. When asked if they could search his person, Delucien reportedly agreed to this as well.

Police said that they found a 1-gram plastic baggie with high-grade marijuana in it. When asked if he had any other drugs Delucien reportedly told them that he did not.

After conducting an extensive search of the vehicle, officers reportedly found two individually ½ ounce packaged bags of marijuana, as well as an additional 1-gram bag under the front passenger seat of the car.

When asked if they were his, Delucien reportedly denied that that were, and claimed that he was holding the items for a friend.

Delucien was then advised that he was being placed under arrest for possession of a Class D substance with intent to distribute and taken to the station for booking.

While undergoing processing at the police station, it was noticed that Delucien was wearing two pairs of pants. A subsequent search of the hidden pants reportedly turned up several more bags of marijuana in their pockets, which was inventoried and placed in the evidence lock up.