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By the Associated Press - 08/31/2005

Art Garfunkel

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) — Singer Art Garfunkel, who pleaded guilty last year to pot possession in upstate New York, has again been charged after a marijuana cigarette was allegedly found in the ashtray of his car, state police said.

The 63-year-old Garfunkel, who lives in Manhattan, was charged Sunday after being pulled over for failing to stop his vehicle at a stop sign.

Upon approaching Garfunkel's car, a trooper noticed a strong odor of marijuana and a subsequent search turned up a joint in the ashtray, the newspaper reported. He was issued a ticket and is due back in Woodstock Town Court on Sept. 22.

In January 2004, Garfunkel was charged with marijuana possession after state police stopped his limousine for speeding in the Ulster County town of Hurley, which is near Woodstock some 55 miles southwest of Albany. During that stop, police found a small amount of pot in Garfunkel's jacket.

The next month, he pleaded guilty and paid $200 in fines.

Garfunkel, who with Paul Simon made up the legendary duo Simon and Garfunkel, produced a string of hits in the 1960s, including ‘‘The Sound of Silence,'' ‘‘Mrs. Robinson,'' ‘‘Old Friends'' and ‘‘The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy).''