Springfield man charged with drug trafficking; found asleep in car with engine running
SPRINGFIELD – A 23-year-old city man is facing drug trafficking charges after he was found with 300 bags of heroin and more than 40 grams of crack cocaine early Thursday on Fernwald Street, police said.
Jerome Williams is charged with trafficking between 36 and 100 grams of cocaine, distribution of heroin, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, driving an unregistered, uninsured vehicle, and illegal possession of an electric stun gun.
According to police, officers on patrol on Fernwald Street in the city’s East Springfield neighborhood spotted a parked car with its engine running at 4:45 a.m. A check of its