Warren man faces multiple charges after found passed out in vehicle

WARREN — Lewis C. Powell III, 22, of Clearwater Street Northwest, will be arraigned this afternoon in Warren Municipal Court on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and receiving stolen property after police found him passed out behind the wheel of a car on Oakdale Drive at Drexel Avenue Northwest at 8:16 p.m. Saturday.

He also faces charges of drug abuse, possession of drug abuse instruments, operating a motor vehicle impaired and driving under suspension.

When an officer arrived, he found Powell in the car, which was in drive with Powell’s foot on the brake. The officer unlocked the doors by reaching through a small opening in the window, then put the car in park.

The officer saw a bag of suspected heroin in Powell’s lap. When other officers arrived, they took Powell into custody.

Police later found suspected cocaine and marijuana on Powell, a handgun stolen in 2016 under the driver’s seat and syringes in the center console.

Powell was taken to the hospital because of his intoxicated state and later went to the Trumbull county jail.