A 34-year-old Stafford man ended up in Rappahannock Regional Jail after trespassing at a South Stafford store with narcotics Friday.

On December 15th at approximately 11:03 a.m. Sergeant M.L. Warnick responded to Wawa, located at 9 South Gateway Drive, for a trespassing in progress. Staff advised a male who had been trespassed previously was back on the property. Sergeant Gordon was able to locate the suspect rather quickly due to him wearing a neon reflective jacket.

The suspect, identified as Brett Simpson, was asked if he remembered that he had been trespassed from the business. Simpson advised he “might have been” and that he was sorry for returning. Sergeant Warnick informed him the next time he was on the property he could be arrested before leaving the scene, hoping the situation was over with.

Less than two hours later, at approximately 12:41 p.m. Sergeant Warnick returned back to the business, for staff informed her Simpson had returned. During their second interaction, Sergeant Warnick observed signs that Simpson was under the influence. During a search incident to arrest, deputies located several suspected controlled substances. That is when Simpson began to resist and be less than cooperative.

Simpson was charged with trespassing, two counts of possession of controlled substances, possession of paraphernalia, obstruction of justice, and public intoxication. He was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.