NIAGARA FALLS – Police caught a suspected crack dealer in a wheelchair who tried to roll away after throwing his loaded .22 caliber short revolver in a pile of dirt in the 500 block alley off of Ferry Avenue, just after 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Frank D. Murphy, 28, of Walnut Avenue was charged with third and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree possession of a loaded weapon.
Detectives acting on complaints of a man at the corner in a wheelchair selling crack cocaine located Murphy. Detectives found white pistol grips and the black revolver in the pile of dirt where Murphy had thrown it and a baggie of suspected crack cocaine on his lap. The weapon was found to have four live rounds and one spent round, according to detectives.
Frank D. Murphy, 28, of Walnut Avenue was charged with third and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree possession of a loaded weapon.
Detectives acting on complaints of a man at the corner in a wheelchair selling crack cocaine located Murphy. Detectives found white pistol grips and the black revolver in the pile of dirt where Murphy had thrown it and a baggie of suspected crack cocaine on his lap. The weapon was found to have four live rounds and one spent round, according to detectives.