A Coventry man, his pregnant girlfriend, his mother and his mother’s husband have all been arrested after police searched their home and found marijuana, THC candy, cocaine, amphetamines and drug paraphernalia, authorities said.
According to the incident report, authorities began investigating after Justin Carr, 27, arranged to sell marijuana to an undercover officer. He also admitted to using heroin and told police he keeps it a secret from his pregnant live-in girlfriend.
Authorities searched the family's house at 741 Bunker Hill Road on Wednesday, seized the drugs and made the arrests. Investigators said they also confiscated a rifle and two shotguns and during the bust.
Police said they found amphetamine pills in the purse of Carr's girlfriend, 29-year-old Sharell Atkinson. Investigators discovered marijuana and trace amounts of heroin in the bedroom she shares with Carr, according to the incident report.
Authorities also found what appeared to be cocaine, marijuana, candy containing THC, dextroamphetamine pills and drug paraphernalia in the bedroom of Carr's mother, 51-year-old Christine Carr, and her husband, 57-year-old Charles Turkowski.
Christine Carr tried to hide her purse from investigators, but police searched it to find five bags of marijuana and rolling papers, according to the incident report.
Justin and Christine Carr and Turkowski have all been charged with possession of less than four ounces marijuana, possession with intent to sell, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Justin Carr was also arrested on a second warrant and charged with possession and sale of marijuana. His bond was set at $100,000 and raised to $200,000 in court.
Atkinson, who has an extensive criminal history, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was held on $75,000 bond.
Turkowski's bond was lowered from $75,000 to $20,000 on Wednesday and Christine Carr's was lowered from $75,000 to $5,000. Both Turkowski and Christine Carr have bonded out of jail.
All four appeared in court Wednesday and are due back before a judge next month. Atkinson asked for a court date separate from Carr's.
When NBC Connecticut went to the home for comment Wednesday morning, a man who answered the door asked the crew to leave.
