Dec. 9—WATERTOWN — A Clayton man was arrested on Thursday on weapons and drug charges.
Patrick M. Booth, 44, of James Street in Clayton, was charged by city police on Thursday with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, tampering with physical evidence, all felonies, second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest, failure to keep right and a motor vehicle violation.
According to police records, Booth allegedly possessed numerous bags that contained a substance which tested positive for methamphetamine with an aggregate weight of around 2.44 ounces.
Police further allege that Booth possessed 100 glassine envelopes containing a total of 14.7 grams of a substance which tested positive for fentanyl, a set of digital scales, and $17,596 in cash in a manner consistent with the sale of drugs.
Booth also allegedly possessed many individually packaged bags of around 3.35 ounces of a substance which tested positive for cocaine.
Further, police allege that Booth possessed a loaded Browning 6mm .35 handgun with four rounds loaded in the magazine in his jacket pocket without a pistol permit.
It is also alleged by police that Booth attempted to conceal the glassine envelopes containing fentanyl by attempting to hide them in his pants and then later trying to eat the glassine envelopes in order to prevent them from being found.
Police also allege that Booth, in addition to the drugs, possessed a set of digital scales in order to manufacture, package and dispense a narcotic drug or stimulant.
Police say that Booth, after being told he was under arrest, tensed his arms and tucked them underneath himself to prevent the officers from placing him under arrest.
Booth was held pending arraignment in Watertown City Court on Friday.
A jail official said Monday that Booth was being held on $500,000 cash, $1 million insurance company bail bond, or a $2 million partially secured security bond.