Four men faces Massachusetts drug charges of possession with the intent of distribute after police raided a hotel room at the Red Roof Inn, finding marijuana and counterfeit money. The four men charged were Joshua Jefferson, Elias Breit, Christopher Leavitt and Kaitlynn Niles. This is according to a report in the MetroWest Daily News.
Police were called after the individual tried to pay with a counterfeit 50.00 bill. A search of the apart revealed three ounces of marijuana, a digital scale and cash. The police found $ 1000.00 in counterfeit money.
The police also found 450.00 in the apartment. The four defendant charged appeared spoke to the police according to the news account the defendant Breit claimed he purchased the marijuana from Jefferson or 175. Jefferson told the police he got the money from selling the marijuana.
This was confirmed by defendant Brett who admitted that the money came from selling marijuana.
The case is very defensible for an experienced Framingham criminal lawyer. It appears that police did not have a search warrant to search the hotel. Additionally, a Massachusetts criminal lawyer would want to challenge whether the statements made were obtained after a knowing, intelligent and voluntary waiver of their rights under Miranda.
The statements will be critical in proving an intent to distribute as the amount found, 8 bags of cocaine and 8 bags of marijuana is not sufficiently large to raise a strong inference of an intent to distribute given there were four people in the room at the time.
Drug charges in Framingham, Massachusetts also carry the potential for a significant license suspension with the RMV. It is important to call a drug crimes lawyer in Massachusetts immediately.
