Police say Four Corners raid yields drugs, assault rifle, money

Boston Police report arresting a Dorchester man and seizing heroin, marijuana, an assault rifle and more than $10,000 in cash in a raid Thursday afternoon.

Police went into 14 Rosseter St. around 12:50 p.m. Among their items seized: 42 grams of heroin and 14 bags of pot.

Arrested: Damion Johnson, 23, of Dorchester, charged with trafficking heroin, second offense, distribution of heroin, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition. He was also charged as a Level II armed career criminal, which could mean longer sentences if he's convicted on the other charges.

Dorchester Municipal Court Judge James Coffey set bail at $50,000, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, which says Johnson was convicted in 2011 for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and distribution of both Class A and Class B drugs.

The DA's office provides this account of his arrest:

[Assistant District Attorney William] Kettlewell told the court that Boston Police conducting a drug investigation in Dorchester late Tuesday morning observed Johnson enter the rear seat of a waiting vehicle that then drove around the block to the exact location where it had previously been parked. Johnson then exited the vehicle.

Recognizing this “ride to nowhere” as a sign of drug distribution, officers stopped the vehicle, spoke with the occupants, and recovered three plastic bags of heroin and three containing cocaine.

The following day, police observed Johnson again enter the back seat of a waiting motor vehicle and take another apparently pointless ride before exiting at the same location, prosecutors said. Believing that they had once again witnessed a drug transaction, officers stopped the vehicle and recovered one plastic bag containing heroin.

Officers made similar observations once again yesterday, prompting officers to stop the vehicle. The individual inside the vehicle appeared to be swallowing something when approached by police. He was questioned and released.

At the same time, additional officers attempted to approach Johnson with the intent of placing him under arrest. Johnson, however, fled into his Rosetter Street apartment. Officers were allowed inside by another resident of the apartment and placed Johnson under arrest.

Johnson was arrested in the Back Bay in October on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.

Innocent, etc.