Tewksbury Police Department Arrests Lawrence Man on Multiple Charges

TEWKSBURY — Chief Ryan Columbus reports that the Tewksbury Police Department arrested a Lawrence man on multiple charges on Tuesday.

CARLOS CANDELARIO, AGE 35 of LAWRENCE, was arrested and charged with the following:

• Kidnapping
• Rape
• Deriving Support from Prostitution
• Trafficking of a Person for Sexual Servitude
• Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class D Drug 
• Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class B Drug (Three Counts)
• Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class E Drug 
• Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class A Drug 
• Possession of a Firearm without an FID Card
• Improper Storage of a Firearm

On Tuesday, March 10, Tewksbury Police were notified that a woman reported that she had left her home with a man, brought to a location on Main Street in Tewksbury, and was then held at that location against her will. 

A preliminary investigation determined that CANDELARIO was the suspect in question. Tewksbury Police located and arrested CANDELARIO at a motel located at 95 Main St., without incident, on March 11. 

During a subsequent search of CANDELARIO’s room, officers located a loaded firearm and multiple bags of what are believed to be cocaine, crack cocaine, and fentanyl. 

CANDELARIO was arraigned at Lowell District Court and is being held without bail.

These are allegations. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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