Three men, including two convicted felons, are facing charges after authorities searched their apartments in New Haven on Friday morning and found illegal guns and drugs, according to police.
Early on the morning of Sept. 19, police searched a second-floor apartment at 25 Cassius Street, the home of 23-year-old Darius Gaines, otherwise known as “Keemy,” a convicted felon who was allegedly involved in a shoot-out in the Farnam Courts community on July 7, police said.
During the search, authorities found discovered 3.5 grams of crack cocaine, 50 rounds of ammunition, empty ammunition boxes, a pistol holder, a 50-round extended magazine, a MAC-10 assault weapon, and more than $5,500 cash, all in Gaines’ bedroom, according to police.
Gaines also had an outstanding warrant for drug sales and was arrested Friday morning. Police said he confessed to investigators and admitted his involvement in the July 7 gun battle.
He was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, four drug crimes including possession of narcotics with the intent to sell, criminal possession of ammunition, criminal possession of an assault weapon and criminal possession of a high capacity magazine.
Police also served a search warrant at a second-floor apartment at 138 Henry Street, leading to the arrests of 20-year-old Aaron Walker and 36-year-old Steven Walker, a convicted felon with two active warrants for the sale of narcotics.
Investigators discovered 150 bags of marijuana totaling 113 grams, a large amount of ammunition, drug packaging materials, two digital scales and $860 cash, according to police.
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Steven Walker was charged with four drug crimes including possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and criminal possession of ammunition.
Aaron Walker was charged with four drug crimes including possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell.
