CHRISTIAN VIEIRA, 29, of STOUGHTON, was arrested by Stoughton Police on Sunday, Jan. 26. (Photo courtesy Stoughton Police Department)
STOUGHTON — Chief Donna McNamara reports that the Stoughton Police Department arrested a Stoughton man on drug trafficking charges after he fled from a traffic stop and the scene of a crash.
CHRISTIAN VIEIRA, 29, of STOUGHTON, was arrested and charged with:
- Failure to Stop for Police
- Operating Under the Influence of Drugs
- Trafficking in More than 10 Grams of Fentanyl
- Trafficking in More than 18 Grams of Cocaine
- Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License
- Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle
- Speeding
- Failure to Stop or Yield
- Resisting Arrest
- Marked Lanes Violation
On Sunday, Jan. 26, at approximately 11:43 a.m., Officer Deion J. Dos Santos was conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Pleasant and Lincoln streets when he witnessed a sedan fail to stop at a stop sign.
Officer Dos Santos activated his lights and siren. He attempted to stop the vehicle, but it continued eastbound on Lincoln Street at more than 60 mph. Officer Dos Santos then terminated the pursuit at the direction of the shift supervisor for public safety reasons.
A short time later, Officer Dos Santos, who had turned his lights and siren off and was following the vehicle at a safe distance, witnessed the vehicle crash into another car at Pleasant Street and Beatrice Lane. Officer Dos Santos watched the operator, later identified as VIEIRA, flee on foot from the vehicle. He pursued VIEIRA, who resisted arrest. Officer Dos Santos, with the assistance of another responding officer, was able to take VIEIRA into custody.
Police searched VIEIRA‘s vehicle and located and seized 36.7 grams of fentanyl, 18.3 grams of crack cocaine, $3,147 in cash, and drug paraphernalia.
VIEIRA was arraigned Monday in Stoughton District Court. His bail was revoked on a pending case in Plymouth Superior Court, and he is due back in court on Feb. 12 for a pre-trial hearing. He is being held at the Norfolk County Correctional Center.
These are allegations. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Stoughton Police Officer Deion J. Dos Santos with the drugs, cash, and drug paraphernalia seized following a pursuit on Sunday, Jan. 26. (Photo courtesy Stoughton Police Department)
Drugs, cash, and drug paraphernalia seized by Stoughton Police on Sunday, Jan. 26. (Photo courtesy Stoughton Police Department)
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