Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - The Erie County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday the arrest of two individuals from the City of Buffalo following a joint surveillance operation led to the seizure of narcotics, firearms and cash.
38-year-old Antonio Broadus and 59-year-old Michael Jackson were arrested on Friday and arraigned on Saturday morning before Buffalo City Court Judge Diane Wray.
It is alleged that on Friday, March 1 at approximately 11:36 a.m. EST, investigators followed Broadus in a marked patrol vehicle as he was driving in the area of Jefferson Avenue. Broadus allegedly drove recklessly at a high-rate of speed before being stopped in the area of Walnut Street and Sycamore Street in the City of Buffalo.
Broadus is accused of tampering with physical evidence by throwing a quantity of suspected crack cocaine out of his vehicle, which was recovered nearby and submitted into evidence.
He was taken into custody and subsequently charged with:
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree (Class “C” felony);
- One count of Tampering with Physical Evidence (Class “E” felony);
- One count of Reckless Driving (unclassified misdemeanor under Vehicle & Traffic Law);
- Multiple Vehicle and Traffic Law violations.
It is further alleged on that Friday at approximately 1:17 p.m. EST, a search warrant was executed at a residence on the 500 block of High Street in the City of Buffalo. Investigators allegedly found a quantity of suspected cocaine, scales, packaging materials, two modified illegal handguns and a modified illegal assault rifle inside of the residence.
Broadus was also arraigned before Judge Wray on the following offenses:
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree (Class “A-I” felony);
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (Class “B” felony);
- Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (Class “C” violent felonies);
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree (Class “D” felony);
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree (Class “A” misdemeanor);
- Three counts of Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree (Class “A” misdemeanors).
Broadus is scheduled to return on Tuesday, March 5 at 3:30 p.m. EST for a felony hearing. He was held without bail on both files.
As for Jackson, it is alleged that on Friday, March 1 at 2:09 p.m. EST, he was the subject of a traffic stop in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Brown Street in the City of Buffalo for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration and without a valid driver’s license. He was allegedly found in possession of a quantity of suspected cocaine and a scale, which were submitted into evidence.
It is further alleged that investigators, while executing a search warrant at a residence on Cayuga Street in the City of Buffalo, recovered an additional quantity of suspected cocaine, packaging materials and cutting agents.
Jackson was arraigned on the following offenses:
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree (Class “A-I” felony);
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree (Class “A-II” felony);
- Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (Class “B” felony);
- Four counts of Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree (Class “A” misdemeanors);
- Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the Third Degree (unclassified misdemeanor under Vehicle & Traffic Law);
- Motor Vehicle Violation: Registration Suspended (unclassified misdemeanor under Vehicle & Traffic Law).
Jackson is scheduled to return on Thursday, March 7 at 9:30 a.m. EST for a felony hearing. He was also held without bail.
Jackson is also the operator of The Groove Nightclub, located at 1210 Broadway Street in the City of Buffalo.