Utica Man Arrested for Possession of Drugs and a Cache of Weapons
The Utica Police Department has announced a huge arrest in which a number of illicit drugs and illegal weapons were removed from the streets.
Multiple police agencies worked together on this case to investigate an alleged drug dealer. Police announced Friday, "members of the Utica Police Department Special Investigations Unit, assisted by the Oneida County Narcotics Unit, Rome Police Narcotics Unit, and Utica Police Patrol Division executed three search warrants relative to on-going sale and distribution of narcotics."
As a result of said search warrants, a laundry list of evidence was collected that included drugs and illegal firearms. According to police the following evidence was collected.
Guns
- Savage MSR-15 .223 rifle
- Ruger SP 1911 .45 caliber semi-auto pistol
- Springfield Armory XD-M Elite 9mm semi-auto pistol
- Glock G43 9mm semi-auto pistol
- Jennings J22 .22 caliber semi-auto pistol
Drugs
- 1,245.7 grams of cocaine
- 21.5 grams of heroin
- 12.3 grams of methamphetamine
As a result of the discovery, police were able to move forward with arresting 35-year-old Dontai Harrison of Utica. He is facing a number of charges and you can read them below.
- Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First degree – 1 Count
- Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third degree (intent to sell) – 6 Counts (cocaine, meth, heroin)
- Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (weight) – 2 Counts
- Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth degree (weight) – 2 Counts
- Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree – 6 Counts
- Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree – 4 Counts
- Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree – 1 Count
The Utica Police Department and the assisting agencies should be commended on a job well done in taking an alleged dangerous criminal off the streets.
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