A 32-year-old East Hampton man is behind bars after a police investigation turned up an illegal handgun with ammunition, a police scanner tuned to the East Hampton police radio frequency, prescription drugs, marijuana and more than $1,000 cash in his Main Street apartment, authorities said.
Erich Hansen, of 93 Main Street in East Hampton, is facing a string of charges, including narcotics violations, criminal possession of a firearm, illegal or unsafe storage of a firearm and two counts of risk of injury to a minor.
Police searched Hansen’s second-floor apartment as part of an investigation into illegal firearms and drug sales, authorities said.
Officials searched the apartment to find a loaded .38-caliber revolver, 105 rounds of ammunition, a police scanner, 41 Adderall pills, eight ounces of marijuana, a digital scale and $1,078 cash, according to police.
It’s not clear if a child was living there or was present at the time of the search, but police said the Department of Children and Families is investigating following a Drug Endangered Children Referral.
Hansen was held on a $150,000 bond and is due in court March 12.
Court records show Hansen has a history of arrest and has been convicted of motor vehicle, larceny and drug violations.
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The Statewide Narcotics Task Force, East Hampton Police Department and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Special Agents contributed to the investigation.
