A man jumped out a second-floor window then grabbed onto cable and telephone wires to slide down to the ground early Wednesday in an attempt to get away from police officers conducting a drug raid at a home on Howard Avenue.
Police later caught up with the man — identified as Marcos Boyd, 21 — hiding in a Bassett Street basement. They arrested him for allegedly selling drugs.
Ansonia police worked with Derby police, a Meriden police dog, and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration in the bust Wednesday morning.
They arrested eight people and recovered crack cocaine, money and two handguns from the Howard Avenue home in the effort.
Lt. Andrew Cota released the names of those arrested Thursday afternoon.
The raid started at 6:30 a.m. at 15 Howard Ave. The crews served a search warrant at the home.
After the man jumped out of the window, police tracked him with the police dog. The dog stopped in front of 35 Bassett St., an address where the man was known to have friends.
So police knocked on the door, and were eventually let inside the home after calling the landlord. They found the suspect in the basement.
Police had three arrest warrants for Boyd, and charged him for items found at the home on 15 Howard Ave.
For the search, Boyd was charged for:
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia within 1500 of a School
- Sale of Narcotics, Possession of Narcotics within 1500 feet of a School
- Possession of Narcotics within 1500 of a School with Intent to Sell, Possession of Narcotics, Risk of Injury to a Minor and, Interfering with an Officer.
For the three arrest warrants, Boyd was charged for:
- Three counts of Sale of Narcotics
- Three counts of Possession within 1500 of a School with Intent to Sell
- Three counts of Possession of Narcotics and Possession within 1500 of a School.
Boyd was scheduled to appear at Superior Court in Derby on Thursday.
The Search
Police said they found crack cocaine, cash, illegal prescription drugs and two handguns at the home at 15 Howard Ave.
Police arrested Boyd and three other people after the search.
Katherine Tinney, 46, was charged with:
- Fail to Keep Drugs in Original Container
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,
- Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia within 1500 feet of a School
- Possession of Narcotics, and Possession within 1500 of a School
She was held on $10,000 bond and scheduled to appear at Superior Court in Derby on Dec. 22.
Eric Tinney, age 40, was charged with:
- Failure to Keep Drugs in Original Container
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia within 1500 feet of a School
- Possession of Narcotics, and
- Possession within 1500 of a School
He was held on $10,000 bond and was scheduled to appear at Superior Court in Derby on Dec. 22.
Monique Perkins, age 19, was charged with:
- Failure to Keep Drugs in Original Container
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia within 1500 feet of a School
- Possession of Narcotics
- Possession within 1500 of a School and
- Risk of Injury to a Minor.
Police said a minor child was present in same room where drugs were kept. Perkins was held on $10,000 bond and scheduled to appear at Superior Court in Derby on Thursday.
The Basement
Ansonia police also arrested four people at the home at 35 Bassett St. because they wouldn’t turn over the suspect, or allow police inside to search the home. Police had to call the landlord, who came to the house and allowed police to search it. Police found Boyd in the basement.
The four people at the home were charged with interfering with police. They were: Nicole Witherspoon, 20; Joseph Harris, 21, Arthur Witherspooon, 21; and a 17-year-old who was not identified because of his age.
Other Arrests
Ansonia police have been working with area departments to crack down on drug activity in the Valley.
Click here to read a past story about the department’s efforts to clean up drug rings in the North End.
