THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, July 26, 1995 TAG: 9507260455
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Virginia Briefs
DATELINE: GARRISONVILLE LENGTH: Short : 33 lines
A man awaiting trial for murder in New York was captured during a traffic stop on Interstate 95, and two others in the car were jailed on drug charges.
State Police Trooper Richard Stout stopped a car traveling 85 mph early Monday and found Torrence Dyck of Rochester, N.Y., in the back seat.
He also found a shotgun and a half-pound of marijuana, authorities said.
Dyck is scheduled to stand trial in Rochester on charges he helped others kill a 60-year-old man who was repeatedly kicked in the head, police said.
Dyck, 22; Alonso Figueroa, 21; and Saeed I. Saadiq, 20; were charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and possession of a concealed weapon. Dyck also was charged with possessing a firearm after a felony conviction.
All three were jailed in Stafford. Dyck was being held without bond awaiting extradition to New York.
Saadiq, formerly known as Allen Alton, and Figueroa are in the Army and stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. Stout said Army officials are conducting their own investigation.
KEYWORDS: ARREST COCAINE MURDER EXTRADITION by CNB