For Immediate Release: 7/3/2024 3:38 pm
On July 3, 2024, at approximately 10:00 A.M., officers were dispatched to Elliot Street for a welfare check. Upon arrival, officers discovered a male, later identified as twenty-six-year-old Torrance Shannon Jr of Worcester, who appeared to be asleep behind the wheel of a vehicle with the engine running.
Officers removed the keys from the ignition for everyone’s safety. They also observed a dark bag with baggies containing a powdery substance inside. Officers were able to wake Shannon up.
He then ignored the commands of officers to exit the vehicle, while moving his hands out of sight. This caused concern because officers were not sure what he could have been reaching for. Officers were finally able to remove Shannon from the vehicle and he was arrested. Five baggies of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia were found during a search of the vehicle. Further investigation showed Shannon also had three warrants.
Shannon is charged with those warrants, Possession with Intent to Distribute class B, Resisting Arrest and Operating Without a License.
