A person was arrested this week after a visitors cease involving a stolen car led to authorities finishing up a search warrant.
Because of the search at his house in Manchester, police reported discovering a number of firearms — together with an assault weapon — and sufficient marijuana to accuse him of working a drug manufacturing facility.
Ocarterria Johnson, 25, was arrested this week when he was stopped outdoors his house and was discovered to be driving a car that was reported stolen in New York, in line with Lt. Nicholas Reinert of the Manchester Police Division.
Through the cease, Reinert mentioned, officers discovered a “substantial amount” of marijuana and different gadgets generally used within the distribution of managed substances. Investigators then obtained a search and seizure warrant for the residence and reported discovering extra marijuana, an unspecified amount of money and three firearms, in line with Reinert.
Reinert mentioned one of many weapons was an assault weapon and the opposite two had serial numbers that gave the impression to be altered or obliterated.
Johnson was held in lieu of $750,000 bail pending an look in Manchester Superior Court docket.
He’s charged with two counts of altering or eradicating identification marks on a firearm and a single depend every of theft of a motorized vehicle, possession of a motorized vehicle with a modified identification quantity, unlawful alteration of a motorized vehicle with a modified identification quantity, possession of marijuana, sale of a managed substance, interfering with an officer, first-degree legal mischief, working a drug manufacturing facility, unlawful possession of an assault weapon and unlawful possession of enormous capability magazines.
Reinert mentioned the investigation stays energetic.