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A Malden man and woman face drug and gun charges in connection to five shootings in Chelsea, Somerville and Cambridge, including the Nov. 11 incident when a woman was shot while sleeping next to her 6-year-old child in her Somerville Housing Authority home.
Jaiir Coleman, 22, was arrested on the charges of one count of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; one count of conspiring to possess, use and carry firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking conspiracy; one count of possessing a machine gun; and one count of possessing a machine gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking conspiracy, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
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A man and woman from Malden have been charged in a federal drug trafficking conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney s office said. (Shutterstock)
MALDEN, MA A man and woman from Malden have been charged in a drug and weapons conspiracy that included five shootings in Chelsea, Somerville and Cambridge, federal authorities said.
Jaiir Coleman, 22, known as JC and Chino, and Christina Bernbaum, 23, known as Tina, participated in a long-running conspiracy to manufacture and deal large quantities of drugs in the Bangor, Maine area, the U.S. Attorney s office said.
The pair were recorded several times discussing the sale and distribution of controlled substances, the USAO said. Charging documents also contain videos and images showing Coleman and Bernbaum brandishing weapons, including a suspected machine gun, federal authorities said.