On Thursday, Aug. 27, Greenwich Police responded to the area of Shoes ‘N More on Greenwich Ave on the report of men selling candy without a permit thereat.
Police located two men, later identified as Jarvis Williams, 26, of 507 Bergen Ave in Jersey City NJ, and a juvenile holding cases of Welch’s fruit snack candy. The men said they were selling the candy, but did not have a permit.
Both men were arrested for Violation of a Town Ordinance Infraction. The juvenile was released. Mr. Williams was assigned a court date at Stamford Superior Court on Sept. 5. He was unable to post his $49 bond and was placed into a cell at Greenwich Police station.
Mr. Williams was also charged with Failure to Respond to an Infraction after Greenwich Police learned of a warrant from Norwalk Police Dept stemming back to May 2011.
A third charge was added when Greenwich Police NCIC query revealed that Jarvis also had an active extraditable arrest warrant out of Jersey City, NJ. Mr. Jarvis was charged with being a Fugitive From Justice. Bond was set at $50,000 and a court date scheduled at Stamford Superior Court on Sept. 3.