On Tuesday, Oct. 13, Bridgeport Police and State Police executed the first of two search warrants at the Bridgeport home of 37-year-old Michael Newsome, and turned up the first sum of cash.
While Newsome was not present during the search, police said that his 43-year-old associate James L. Howard, who is also a convicted felon, was at the 45 Monroe Street residence.
Howard was found in possession of a loaded Taurus .9mm handgun, taken into custody and processed on weapons charges.
Simultaneously, police said, State Police searched Newsome's second home on 143 Quinn Street in Naugatuck, uncovering
- $7,639 in cash
- 59 grams of heroin mixed with fentanyl
- 14 grams of marijuana and
- drug packaging materials
Newsome was at the Naugatuck location at the time of the search, and was arrested on site. He was saddled with narcotics-related charges, said police, and police said he was unable to post a bail bond after his arrest.
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