Police arrest Rochester resident for drug possession
Wareham Police found drugs and cash after executing a search warrant in a room at the Traveler's Choice Inn in East Wareham on Wednesday, April 11, resulting in the arrest of 31-year-old Rochester resident Jason Childs.
Police arrested Childs after a search of his person and vehicle produced 13 Clonazepam pills and 25 Oxycodone and hydrochloride Percocet pills, according to police.
Police also arrested 28-year-old Erin Morrissette and 30-year-old Jason Abbott in room number 8 at the inn after an investigation into the possession and distribution of illegal narcotics, according to a police statement.
Detectives found heroin valued at $300, $100 worth of Suboxone, drug paraphernalia used in the distribution of narcotics, and cash in various areas of the room, according to the police report.
Due to a pre-existing medical condition, Abbott will be summoned to court along with Morissette, police said. Both are charged with possession of a class A substance (heroin), possession with intent to distribute a class A substance (heroin), and possession of a class B substance (suboxone).
Childs was charged with possession of a class B substance (opiates) and possession with intent to distribute a class B substance (opiates).
The "intent to distribute" is a subsequent offense for Childs, who appeared in Falmouth District Court in 1999 for a charge of distributing narcotics.
Childs was arraigned on April 12 in Wareham District Court.