Police: Man Had Heroin While Trespassing at Purdy Ave Public Housing

A homeless man was charged with heroin possession and was among three accused of trespassing on public housing grounds Wednesday, Port Chester police said.

Officers patrolling near public housing at 70 Purdy Ave. spotted a man who was banned from the grounds, loitering outside a few minutes after 4 p.m.

Police officers parked their cars and entered the building from a rear entrance. When they walked into the building's lobby, they found the man they'd spotted earlier, along with two other men who were prohibited by the Port Chester Housing Authority, Lt. James Ladeairous said.

Demetrius Williams, 50, was ordered to drop an object in his hands; police picked up the small wax envelope, which later tested positive for heroin.

Williams, who does not have a listed home address, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal trespass, both misdemeanors.

Two other men, 42-year-old Todd Fraiser of 53 Fox Island Rd., and 32-year-old Lamont Young Jr. of 11 Central Ave. in Port Chester, were each charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass.

At 8 p.m., Port Chester police also stopped a teenager who had been previously banned from public housing on Weber Drive. The 17-year-old Greenwich teen was charged with criminal possession of marijuana and trespassing, both violation-level charges.

The Port Chester Housing Authority maintains a list of people who are prohibited from public housing grounds in the village. Personal bans are enforced by police patrols and spot checks by the housing authority. Individuals are banned after convictions of criminal activity, often involving drug possession or sales, according to police.

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