27-05-2025
Street check leads to 4.25 oz. fentanyl bust, weapons found: Jamestown police
(WJET/WFXP)– A New York man is facing more criminal charges after police said he tried to throw away more than four ounces of fentanyl while being taken into custody, leading to a search warrant being performed at their home.
City of Jamestown police have charged 19-year-old Marquan Cunningham-Carper with felony counts of drug and weapon charges after arresting him during a street check around 1:40 p.m. on May 20.
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Cunningham-Carper was already wanted by Jamestown police for criminal sale of a controlled substance when he was spotted at a local store in the 600 block of Newland Ave. and allegedly tried to throw away a baggie that had about 4.25 oz. of fentanyl pills before he could be detained.
A search warrant was performed at his home, where police said they found Lorazepam pills, digital scales, cutting agents, cell phones, a .38 special revolver, a high-capacity pistol magazine and $550 cash.
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Cunningham-Carper is facing second, third, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of criminally using drug paraphernalia, along with second and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon to go with the criminal sale of a controlled substance charge he was wanted for.
He was arraigned on the criminal sale of a controlled substance charge on May 27 and pleaded not guilty. No court information was available for the new charges.
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