Manchester Man Faces Drug Charges After Crack Cocaine, 117 Bags Of Heroin Are Seized

A Manchester man is facing multiple drug charges after police found more than 100 bags of heroin, crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia in a home while responding to a call about aggressive dogs, police said.

Police were called to a home on Housen Street in the Summit Park section of Manchester on Wednesday for a report of multiple dogs that were acting aggressively toward each other, Manchester Capt. Todd Malland said.

While at the home, Officer Stephen Hankins, Officer Patrick Morgan, and Sgt. Richard Mazza found Bowen Stephenson, 22, hiding inside one of the bedrooms. While speaking with Stephenson, it was learned that he had provided officers with false information in an effort to avoid being apprehended on a no-bail warrant out of the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department, Malland said.

During the investigation, officers observed several doses of heroin and a syringe, Malland said, and a further search led to the seizure of 117 bags of heroin, multiple pieces of crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and a hypodermic syringe.

Stephenson was arrested and charged with possession of heroin and possession of heroin with intent to distribute; possession of cocaine; possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of a hypodermic syringe, and hindering his own apprehension, Malland said.

Stephenson is being held at the Ocean County Jail, Toms River, in lieu of $20,000 bail.

(Credit: Ocean County Corrections)