Rashad Riggins jailed after drug, weapons charges

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Rashad William Riggins, 29, of West Lucius Avenue is in Mahoning County jail after Youngstown police charged him with possession of dangerous drugs, carrying a concealed weapon, illegal possession of a weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia and funding of drugs or marijuana trafficking stemming from an incident about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Police on patrol saw Riggins’ car parked in a vacant lot on West Lucius. When police approached, Riggins tried to leave the vehicle and was ordered to stay in the car.

Police officers said they saw a .22-caliber handgun.

After taking Riggins into custody, police said they also found a 9mm handgun, a bag of suspected marijuana and a bag of white pills believed to be a narcoticlike pain reliever in the car.

A 17-year-old female in the car told police Riggins had reached for the .22 when police shined a light on the car. The juvenile was released.