A Hoboken man was arrested on a variety of charges early Sunday morning after a Ware County Sheriff’s Deputy found a vehicle abandoned on the side of Ga. 520 near Miles Still Road, Major Neil Skerratt said.
Russell Kovach, 58, of a Terry Way address in Hoboken, was charged with DUI, Possession of Drugs not in Original Container, felony Possession of Drug not in its Package and three misdemeanor traffic violations. Kovach remains jailed after having bond denied. About 2:48 a.m., Sunday, September 14, Patrol Deputy James Jacobs observed a maroon Grand Marquis parked in front of a closed gate of a business in the 4900 block of Brunswick Highway. Jacobs approached the vehicle to find it apparently had been involved in an accident after finding severe damage to front end and the airbag in the steering wheel deployed.
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Upon further inspection of the vehicle, Jacobs verified the car was listed to Kovach of the Terry Way address. Jacobs asked the Brantley County Sheriff’s Office for help in contacting the owner.
Continuing to inventory the vehicle, Jacobs found a broken bottle containing an alcoholic beverage behind the driver’s seat. Shortly thereafter, a man Jacobs identified as Kovach came to the scene and stated to Jacobs the car was his.
Jacobs said Kovach had staggered movements and slurred speech. Kovach was placed under arrest and a warrant was obtained to draw blood.
Kovach was transported to the Ware County Jail where he was booked about 11:40 a.m. During a a search by a detention officer of Kovach’s person found a small bag containing an oval-shaped pill that later was identified as hydrocodone. The officer also found a green, leafy substance in a small bag in Kovach’s front pants pocket later identified as marijuana.
