Everett Man Allegedly Connected to Shootings in Saugus and Stoneham

An Everett man allegedly connected to the two shootings in Saugus and Stoneham Jan. 2 was recently arrested by Lynn Police Department on a warrant out of Saugus, according to .

Stoneham Police have filed a criminal complaint against Jordan James, 18, of Thurman Street, Everett, for aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, assault to murder by means of a firearm, possession of a firearm without a license, discharge of a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling and possession of a counterfeit note.

As of 2 p.m. Monday, Stoneham Police had not arrested James, according to Lt. Jim McIntyre.

On Jan. 2, Medford Police contacted Stoneham Police about a patient that arrived at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital who claimed he had been shot in Stoneham, according to a Stoneham Police press statement issued Monday afternoon.

"Uniform officers immediately responded to the hospital in an effort to ascertain additional information," said Acting Stoneham Police Chief Richard McCarthy in the statement. "A short time later, the Stoneham Police was notified by the Saugus Police that another gun shot victim had just entered the Melrose/Wakefield Hospital. This victim was reporting to Melrose Police officers he had been shot in Saugus.

"Due to the close time proximity, all three departments believed both shootings were related."

Stoneham officers accompanied the first victim as he was transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital, police said. Meanwhile, Stoneham detectives were called to the Melrose/Wakefield Hospital, where they met with Saugus Police detectives as well as Melrose Police.

"The initial investigation revealed that the Saugus victim was shot through his driver’s (side) door after chasing the suspect’s vehicle from Stoneham to Saugus," McCarthy said. "The suspect vehicle was eventually located at a residence in Salem, New Hampshire. Salem, N.H. Police, working with Saugus Police detectives, obtained (a) search warrant which resulted in an arrest and recovery of a handgun." The suspect, Steven Ferrer, 21, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana , and he is expected to face more charges in Massachusetts, according to a report by The Daily Item of Lynn. He was ordered held on $5,000 in a New Hampshire court.

Stoneham detectives then responded to the Massachusetts General Hospital and met with detectives from the Medford Police and the Massachusetts State Police, reads the statement. Police claim the first victim admitted he was shot in a parking lot on Franklin Street in Stoneham. Police said they confirmed the Stoneham shooting after locating a blood trail as well as a spent shell casing at the scene.

A subsequent interview of the Stoneham victim by Det. Paul Norton and the continued joint investigation led to the identification of James, according to the statement. Norton reportedly determined the shootings were not random, but drug related. On Tuesday, McCarthy declined to discuss the drugs involved in the case while the case is currently under investigation.

An arrest warrant was obtained and the James residence was searched by the Everett Police Drug Unit and a SWAT team, reads the statement. James was not found during the search of the home; however, he was located and arrested in Lynn without incident later in the day, police said.

"During a subsequent interview after the arrest with Saugus Police detectives, Jordan James made a full admission regarding the Stoneham shooting," reads the statement.

Additional charges against James and any accomplice may be forthcoming as the investigation into the shooting continues, police said.