Crime & Safety

Three Face Cocaine Charges After Jerome St. Raid

One of the arrested, John Viera, was a victim in a shooting that killed his son in 2011.

Three people were charged with cocaine-related offenses in Tuesday morning's raid at 55 Jerome St. in Medford.

One of those arrested was , who was a victim .

Medford Police Capt. Kevin Faller could not provide details on any possible links between the two cases, referring those questions to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office.

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One person, Gerald Sullivan of Charlestown, was charged in the summer of 2011 in connection with the shooting.

Viera was charged with a single count of possession to distrbute cocaine. Also charged Tuesday were: Michael Hendricks, 37, of an unknown address, on charges of conspiracy to violate drug laws, possession to distribute cocaine, cocaine trafficking and possession to distribute drugs; and Joseph Zimmerman, 39, of 55 Jerome St., on two counts of possession to distribute drugs, conspiracy to violate drug law and cocaine trafficking.

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Faller said the three suspects were arraigned Wednesday and released.

On Tuesday at 6 a.m., Medford Police along with the North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) served a drug warrant at the property.

Faller said the warrant came after an investigation by Medford Police.


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