Man arrested after foot chase
Published: May. 20, 2022 at 9:20 AM EDT
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - A Watertown man under investigation for selling drugs was caught after a foot chase Wednesday.
Members of the Metro-Jefferson Drug Task Force say 40-year-old Ryan Monroe was in a vehicle sheriff’s deputies stopped in the 300 block of North Rutland Street in Watertown.
They say he fled the vehicle and led police on a brief foot chase.
Monroe allegedly had 50 envelopes of heroin, 24 suboxone strips. 12.8 grams of crack cocaine, 29.1 grams of cocaine, drug-packaging supplies, and $2,388 in cash.
Officials say he was also wanted on outstanding arrest warrants. He was arraigned in county court and jailed without bail.
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