Chase Ends With Drug Charges

A police chase in Monroe County ended with an arrest on drug charges. Pocono Mountain Regional Police pulled over a vehicle on State Route 196 for speeding. The driver, 29-year-old Justin Gaston of Tobyhanna turned onto a dead-end road, jumped out of the vehicle and fled on foot. He left behind his driver’s license, which had been suspended for DUI. Police also found marijuana in the car. Gaston is now facing felony charges.