WATERTOWN â The woman who was among the first to get married virtually in the region last year died Monday while her husband was in jail, sparking his friends and family to rally outside the Jefferson County Court Complex in hopes he can hug his son at the funeral.
Roughly a dozen of Drew Schroyâs friends and family members were holding signs outside of the courthouse along Arsenal Street near Public Square on Thursday afternoon. Mr. Schroy was arrested in November 2020 after Operation Heat Wave, which indicted dozens of alleged drug dealers in Jefferson County and was led by the Metro-Jeff Drug Task Force, Jefferson County Sheriffâs Office, city police and state police.
WATERTOWN â William A. Gardner, II., 39, of 831 Washington St. Apt. 2, was charged by city police Saturday with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, driving while under the influence of drugs and two traffic violations.
According to police reports, Mr. Gardner was driving his 2006 red Ford Focus sedan north along the 200 block of North Massey Street when he was allegedly under the influence of drugs.
As Mr. Gardner has a previous DWAI from March 6, 2018, this charge was elevated to a felony.
Mr. Gardner also possessed five buprenorphine strips inside his wallet.
Mr. Gardner was arrested, taken to the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building, processed and released with three traffic tickets.
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WATERTOWN â Aswad M. Khadijah, 41, of 121 William St., Apt. 8, was charged by city police Friday with first-degree criminal contempt, second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and false personation.
According to police records, during a domestic dispute at about 6 p.m. Thursday, Mr. Khadijah struck Brianna Lanier with a block of wood repeatedly, causing her physical injuries. Mr. Khadijah was also in violation of a stay-away order of protection, issued by Jefferson County Family Court on Dec. 30 of last year, requiring him to stay away from Ms. Lanier.
Police say Mr. Khadijah identified himself first as Tyler Watson and gave a different birthday when questioned by police. Police say the misinformation initially hid the fact that Mr. Khadijah is subject to a stay-away order of protection, and that he has two active warrants for his arrest out from New York City and Florida.