Fugitive New Haven Man Nabbed With 40 Pounds Of Pot, AK-47, Police Say

A Connecticut man who was an alleged fugitive from justice wanted for attempted murder was busted with 40 pounds of marijuana and an AK-47 assault rifle by a US Marshals task force.

Joshua Williams
Photo Credit: *New Haven Police Department*

Kathy Reakes

04/14/2022 1:00 p.m.

New Haven County resident Joshua Williams, age 26, of New Haven, was arrested on Tuesday, April 12.

Williams was arrested on a warrant out of New York for attempted murder and was safely taken into custody, said Officer Scott Shumway, of the New Haven Police.

Inside the home, New Haven Police seized:

2 handguns with extended magazines
An AK-47 assault rifle with an extended magazine
A bulletproof vest
40 pounds of marijuana
52 oxycodone pills

Williams was charged with being a fugitive from justice. He is being held on a $1 million bond.

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