Hyannis Man With 79 Charges Arrested Again

YARMOUTH, MA — A Hyannis man with 79 criminal charges on his record was arrested again over the weekend, police said Monday. Michael James, 45, was taken into custody during a traffic stop in Yarmouth Saturday morning on Long Pond Drive. Police said he had six warrants involving charges ranging from drug possession to resisting arrest.

Police said James was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a woman without a license.

"When she opened the glove compartment, (an officer) observed several boxes of Suboxone tablets in the glove box," Yarmouth police said in a statement. "A check of inside the vehicle revealed a crack pipe, scales, as well as the Suboxone boxes prescribed to the owner of the vehicle, who was not inside the vehicle."

Police said they found James with a bag of powder believed to be heroin and someone else's Medicare card.

Police said James had the following warrants for his arrest:

• Cocaine possession
• Receiving a stolen motor vehicle
• Two counts of shoplifting (third offense)
• Larceny
• Receiving stolen property (subsequent offense)
• Resisting arrest

Photo: Michael James' mugshot following his arrest in Yarmouth March 31, 2018. (Credit: Yarmouth Police Department)