By Gayla Cawley
LYNN — A police response to a disturbance call led to a drug- and weapons-related arrest.
Lynn Police responded to Curwin Circle on Monday night and were told that the man causing the disturbance was driving away. The suspect’s car was pulled over on Keslar Avenue, and officers found a 23-year-old woman driving and a male passenger who fit the description they were given of the person causing the disturbance, Lynn Police Lt. Rick Donnelly said.
Donnelly said the perpetrator was described as a thin, white man with tattoos. The passenger was identified as William Reardon, 33, of Lynn, who police classified as a known drug dealer. Police noticed Reardon reaching down to the left side of the seat and fidgeting. When he was told to step out of the car, police saw a spring-loaded knife on his seat and a baseball bat alongside it, Donnelly said.
During a pat down of Reardon, the responding officer felt a texture she suspected to be drugs. On him, she found a small baggie of marijuana, a small plastic twist of more than 20 tablets of Xanax and Suboxone, Donnelly said.
The woman was not charged with anything but Reardon was charged with Suboxone possession, Xanax possession with intent to distribute and carrying a dangerous weapon. The drugs were seized.
Gayla Cawley can be reached at gcawley@itemlive.com. Follow her on Twitter @GaylaCawley.
