Greene supervisor charged
Charges of possession of oxycodone and driving under the influence of alcohol were recently filed against a Greene County township supervisor as a result of a traffic stop in May. State police charged Morgan Township Supervisor James Edward Gayman, 49, of Mather via a summons last week through Magisterial District Judge Glenn Bates’ office in Waynesburg. The charges stem from a traffic stop on Washington Street at Chartiers Road in the Mather area at 10:43 p.m. May 24, according to a criminal complaint filed by Trooper John E. Pash of the Waynesburg barracks.
Gayman was driving a 1983 Ford F-250 north on Washington Street and turned right on to Chartiers Road without stopping at a stop sign at the intersection or using a turn signal, according to Pash’s complaint, which states he was parked on Pine Street near Chartiers Road.
Pash said he pulled Gayman over and noticed that he smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes and swayed while standing.
A breath test administered at the scene showed he had a blood-alcohol content of .11 percent and results of a blood test showed a .146-percent BAC, according to the complaint. A driver with a BAC of .08 percent is too impaired to drive under state law.
A pill holder found in Gayman’s front pocket contained five pills, which tests revealed were oxycodone, according to the complaint.
Gayman told Pash the pills were Nexium, an acid reflux medication, according to the complaint.
Gayman was charged with possession of a controlled substance, driving under the influence and three summary Vehicle Code violations for careless driving, not wearing a seat belt and failing to stop at a stop sign.
Bates has not yet scheduled a preliminary hearing in the case.
Gayman declined comment Wednesday.