Credit: Shane T. McCoy
Middletown Township police and members of the U.S. Marshal Service arrested a fugitive wanted by New Jersey authorities in the municipality Wednesday morning. The arrest led to drugs being uncovered, according to officials.
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At 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Middletown Township patrol officers, a K-9 unit, and special investigations unit detectives joined federal marshals at the Racquet Club Apartments on Veterans Highway to arrest Jamar Young, 34, of Trenton, on a narcotics-related warrant from the Garden State.
Due to worries over a possible threat posed by Young, the officers cautiously arrested Young in the apartment where he was found with a woman and two young kids, police said.
During the arrest, Middletown Township detectives spotted items that led to them apply for a search warrant for the residence, police said.
Credit: Middletown Township police
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Detectives executed the search warrant on the apartment for drugs and related drug paraphernalia, police said.
“Among the items seized was in excess of 3,000 doses of heroin along with a money counter,” police said in a statement.
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Young is being held in the Bucks County Correctional Facility after coming before District Judge Daniel Baranoski and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey to face his case there, according to court records.
Police in Bucks County plan to filed drug and endangering the welfare of children charges against Young. As of Friday morning, those charges were not lodged yet.
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