The Herald News
FALL RIVER — A 32-year-old Fall River man arrested twice within a six month time frame for trafficking large amounts of cocaine was sentenced to serve five to eight years in state prison recently, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.
Bryan Semidey pleaded guilty on May 17th to two indictments charging him with two counts of trafficking in excess of 36 grams of cocaine.
According to a press release from the DA's office, on May 22, 2019 the Fall River Police Department's Vice Unit executed a search warrant at 435 Fourth Street, apt. 1S in Fall River. Bryan Semidey was the target. At 1:30 pm, the detectives entered the apartment with K9 Capone assisting in the search of the apartment. In the basement, after being alerted by the K9, police located a bag with approximately 300 grams of cocaine in it hidden behind some bricks. Two more bags of cocaine and a scale were found behind a picture in the hallway outside of Semidey’s apartment. $1,129 in cash was also recovered. Once the items were sent to the lab, Semidey’s fingerprints were found on one of the bags hidden in the hallway.