Police said they used a taser to subdue a violent man, then found six bags of marijuana on him.
It was one of two drug arrests on Thursday evening. Here’s what happened, according to police spokesman Officer Joe Avery:
Officers in the Tactical Narcotics Unit (TNU) got a tip at 7:30 p.m that a known drug dealer was going to deliver “a bundle of marijuana” to an area on Weybosset Street. Cops set up at different locations around the location, ready to apprehend the 24-year-old man.
About half an hour later, a Honda Civic matching the provided description pulled up. The suspect got out, spotted the police, and ran into an apartment building. He fought with police, who used a taser on him “due to his violent behavior.” He had $170 and six bags of marijuana on him. Police charged him with six offenses, including assaulting a police officer and intent to sell drugs near a school.
Two hours earlier, the TNU executed a search and seizure warrant at a house on Dewitt Street. The investigation was the result of a tip that marijuana was being sold there, which was confirmed by detectives.
The search yielded $1590, 23 grams of pot, two handguns, packaging material, and a scale. Cops arrested an 18-year-old man and charged him with five offenses. One of the handguns was found to belong to the man’s brother, the other belonged to his father, who could not produce a permit for it. Police said they will be applying for an arrest warrant for the brother, on drug and weapons charges.