Morristown Man Arrested For Huffing 4 Times In 3 Weeks: PD

MORRISTOWN, NJ — A Morristown man has been arrested four times in three weeks after police say he "huffed" toxic fumes, Hanover police said.

Mark Schinelli, 49, from Morristown, has been arrested four times on three days in September in various Hanover parking lots, police said. In each of the four times, he was found by police unconscious inside a car outside a local business.

Police say the first two arrests happened on Sept. 6. Details about the first arrest that day were not provided, but police said it was similar to the second, when he was found unconscious in the Walmart parking lot. (The first incident took place elsewhere, police said.) Police say Schinelli "huffed" an aerosol can of electronic duster while sitting in the car.

Police did not say what charges he faced, if any, for the first incident, but he was charged with inhaling fumes for the purpose of intoxication and possession of toxic chemicals for purpose of intoxication for the second incident. He was taken to the hospital and given a court date.

Ten days later, on Sept. 16, Schinelli was reported unconscious in the Walmart parking lot again, police said. When police responded, they allegedly saw Schinelli awake and "huffing" from an electronics duster can.

He was arrested and charged with inhaling fumes for the purpose of intoxication and possession of toxic chemicals for purpose of intoxication; he also had a $4,000 warrant. He was taken to the hospital by police.

The last arrest came ten days after that, on Sept. 26, police said. Schinelli was allegedly found in the Morris County Mall parking lot by the McDonalds passed out behind the wheel with a can of electronic duster in his hand, police said. The responding officer recognized Schinelli from the previous incidents.

He was once again arrested and charged with inhaling toxic fumes for intoxication and possessing toxic chemicals for intoxication, as well as motor vehicle summonses for uninsured vehicle and controlled dangerous substances in a motor vehicle.

Schinelli was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.