BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - Two men who sold cocaine to a confidential informant tried to evade arrest by jumping out a window and flushing their stash down the toilet, prosecutors in Vermont said.
Matthew Sinclair, 24, and Jorge Delapaz, 51, were charged with federal drug violations in January and February in a Brattleboro apartment, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont.
Authorities searched the apartment Thursday. Delapaz jumped out a second-story window in an attempt to flee, officials said. He had a suspected cocaine base and heroin at the time of his arrest, the statement said. A pistol was also found in one of the rooms.
Sinclair is accused of attempting to flush about 37 grams of cocaine base down the toilet.
Attorneys for Delapaz and Sinclair did not return phone calls seeking comment Sunday.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.