Bad Muffler Leads to Arrests For Drugs, Burglary

A Solon Police officer snagged two men accused with active felony warrants because of a bad muffler.

Now Adam Baird, 26, and Dustin James Kosley, 23, both of Ravenna, will also face drug and weapons charges after being pulled over on U.S. 422 on Sept. 27, according to a police report.

The report reads that the officer pulled over a car with three men inside because of a bad exhaust system. The men acted nervous while the officer asked them questions and answered his questions vaguely.

Police say Baird, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was attemping to hide several knives beneath his food.

Then while running the three men's identification, the report says Baird attempted to flee the scene by running toward Solon Road from the highway, but was stopped and arrested by the officer.

It turns out that both Baird and Kosley were wanted on charges of burglary from Troy Township. The men are accused of stealing jewelry, coins and knives from a woman in Troy.

The third person in the car, Phillip Wayne Davidson, 28, of Ravenna, is the son of the burglary victim, and was turned over to the Geauga County Sheriff's Office, according to Solon Police.

Police also say they found drug paraphernalia that indicated heroin use on Baird and in the car, the police report reads.

Kosley is charged with illegal possession of drug paraphernalia, possessing drug abuse instruments and cited for a faulty muffler. 

Baird is charged with illegal possession of drug paraphernalia, possessing drug abuse instruments, carrying concealed weapons and obstructing official business.