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Chase leads to taser use on drug suspect
Newington man faces multiple charges after arrest
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Curtis Lavon Pierce, Jr.
SYLVANIA - A routine police patrol was interrupted by a foot chase and the subsequent arrest of a suspected Sylvania drug dealer last week behind Moat's IGA. Police said Curtis Lavon Pierce, Jr., 25, of Newington Highway, admitted to dealing cocaine after fleeing from police and then being subdued by an officer's taser gun. During patrol of the W.T. Sharpe Drive area, Officer Timothy Phillips said he spotted someone leaning inside a van window next to Moat's. Phillips said he appeared to hand something to the driver causing the officer to suspect drug activity.
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