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DA: 8 arrested during search of South End ‘problem property’
The DA said there were 59 reported incidents connected with the address in the past year, and police seized Fentanyl and other drugs Monday.
Eight people were arrested after Boston police searched a South End “problem property” that has been a community concern for years, officials said.
Boston police’s drug control and human trafficking units searched an apartment at 231 West Newton Street Monday, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement. In the past year, Hayden said, there were 59 reported incidents connected with that address.
In addition to the eight arrests, many of which were related to outstanding warrants, police seized crack cocaine, methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Suboxone, Diazepam, and a small sum of cash, Hayden said.
“We know that it takes just one problem property or a few problem individuals to degrade the quality of life in entire neighborhoods,” Hayden said. “Actions like this help communities strengthen themselves.”
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Jonathan Winters, 44, was arrested on outstanding warrants and a Class B substance charge, which includes some opiates, cocaine, methamphetamines, and some hallucinogens.
Christopher Hicks, 35, is charged with possession of Class A and C substances and possession to distribute Class B substances. He did not appear for his arraignment, and a warrant for his arrest was issued, Hayden said.
Aaron Howell, 41, was arrested on an outstanding possession of a Class A substance, which includes many opioids and opium derivatives. His outstanding warrant, however, was removed Wednesday, and he will appear in court in Cambridge at a later date.
David Aylward, 27, is charged with possession of Class A and B substances.Schanwat Wilailak, 36, and Michael Collins, 66, were both charged with possession of a Class C substance, or some narcotics, depressants, and sedatives.
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Joseph Brodie, 55, was arrested on an outstanding larceny warrant, the DA said. Richard Souza, 37, was arrested on outstanding warrants and a Class C substance possession charge and was released on his own personal recognizance.
Brodie, Collins, and Wilailak were held on $1,000 bail and are each due back in court in early December for a pre-trial hearing. Winters and Aylward were both held on $500 bail and are due back in court in early December as well.
This article previously identified the neighborhood incorrectly as South Boston.
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