ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
A Chelsea Police Department officer responded to 99 Maverick on Oct. 10 at 12:10 a.m. following a report of a male party “passed out behind a wheel of a blue mini-van.”. Upon arrival, the officer discovered a blue mini-van with its front right tire positioned on the sidewalk and the suspect unconscious in the driver’s seat with the vehicle’s engine running. After administering a sobriety test, which the subject failed, an arrest was made for OUI.
Ivan Ramirez, 38, of Somerville, was charged with OUI Liquor.
ACTING UP IN CLASS
A disturbance occurred on Oct. 12 at 4:42 p.m. at Bunker Hill Community College when a BHCC Police Officer stationed in the building heard yelling and screaming for police. The officer proceeded to room 401 and found numerous students and a professor evacuating the space. A female student was engaged in throwing chairs and striking people when Chelsea police arrived to provide assistance. The individual was taken into custody. A second male individual received a trespass order from BHCC properties.
Kayla Nicholson, 21, of Boston, was charged with disorderly conduct, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and malicious destruction of property under $1,200.
MAINTENANCE MAN
Officers were dispatched to 10 Forsyth St. on Oct. 12 at 10:15 p.m. for a report of a past breaking and entering. This call came after CPD had responded to two additional B&E reports earlier that same day. The victim identified the suspect as the building’s maintenance worker. With assistance from CPD detectives, the subject was arrested.
Ediberto Aviles, 38, of 10 Forsyth St., was charged with breaking and entering in the day for a felony, and larceny from a building.
18TH STREET GANG MEMBER, ILLEGALLY HERE, SENTENCED
This month, a Salvadoran national received a sentence at federal court in Boston for the offense of being an alien in possession of a firearm.
Roberto Portillo, aka “Mysterio,” 24, a Salvadoran national who previously lived in Chelsea, received a sentence from U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel of one year and one day in prison. Following his sentence completion, Portillo will undergo deportation proceedings. Portillo entered a guilty plea in June 2018 to one count of being an alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
An investigation into 18th Street gang members’ criminal activities led to this case. Court documents indicate that Portillo belongs to 18th Street, a violent organization involved in an extended conflict with MS-13. Law enforcement officers were investigating drug dealing in East Somerville on Jan. 13, 2018, when they observed three individuals in a gray Honda Accord completing a drug purchase. Following confirmation of the drug transaction, officers stopped the vehicle and frisked the front passenger, identified as Portillo, discovering a silver semi-automatic pistol with an obliterated serial number loaded with five rounds of .25 caliber CBC ammunition in his pocket. Immigration database checks subsequently determined that Portillo had not legally entered the country, establishing his status as an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.
STOLEN CAR
On Oct. 13 at 5:12 p.m., a CPD officer on patrol near 60 Suffolk St. received word that a particular vehicle had been stolen. The officer spotted the car shortly after and apprehended the individual behind the wheel.
Jorge Beltran, 19, of 39 Shawmut St., was charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle.
CHARLESTOWN MAN DEALING IN CHELSEA
A Charlestown resident was arrested on Oct. 5 for fentanyl distribution from a Chelsea apartment.
Cruz Villar, 31, was charged with one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl – aiding and abetting; and one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl – aiding and abetting.
The first charge carries potential imprisonment of up to 20 years, with a minimum of three years and up to lifetime supervised release, plus fines reaching $1 million. The second charge provides for at least five years and up to 40 years in prison, at least four years and up to lifetime supervised release, and fines of up to $5 million. Sentencing decisions rest with a federal district court judge, who considers the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and applicable statutory factors.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian A. Pérez‑Daple of Lelling’s Criminal Division is handling the prosecution.