Arlington Officers Seize Drugs, Cash After Road Rage Incident: PD

ARLINGTON, MA – Police in Arlington arrested three men and seized drugs and cash following an alleged road rage incident in Chelsea Saturday night. Around 10 p.m., officers learned of an alleged altercation in Chelsea during which one person showed a gun. The car involved, a 2010 Honda CRV, was registered to an Everett woman who worked in Arlington, police said.

Officers stopped the car in Arlington and found a backpack with $25,000 in cash, about 12 ounces of marijuana packed in small plastic baggies, a digital scale and a box of 150 resealable plastic bags, according to police.

No gun was found, and the road rage incident remains under investigation by Chelsea police.

The men in the car, 23-year-old Jaylon Buter; 23-year-old Malachi Barnett; and 24-year-old Branden Taylor, all of Everett, were charged with possession of a Class D substance (marijuana) with intent to distribute. Butler was also charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Arlington Police Chief Frederick Ryan issued the following statement about the arrest:

"This case is an example of many moving parts coming together to affect the proper outcome. All within a span of 25 minutes, two municipal law enforcement agencies, a few miles apart, communicated effectively about a dangerous incident that had just occurred, and officers were able to determine the likely location of the suspects through solid detective work. As a result, three suspects are in custody, drugs have been found, and the profits from alleged drug dealing have been seized. The messages are clear: Criminals cannot escape by coming across a municipal border, and while our communities have made great strides toward helping those who use drugs, we continue to aggressively pursue those who sell drugs."

The men will be arraigned Tuesday in Cambridge District Court.

Photos (L-R): Jaylon Butler, Malachi Barnett, Branden Taylor