ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Police announced that two teens were arrested in Albany on Wednesday in a weapon investigation. Enysis Swift, 18, of Schenectady, was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and a 14-year-old, whose name was not released due to their age, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
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On June 25 around 3:20 p.m., Albany Police approached the two teens in regard to an ongoing investigation in the area. Detectives stated the two initially fled the scene on e-bikes before being taken into custody around First and Quail Streets a short time later.
Investigators determined that Swift allegedly discarded a backpack in an alley on Quail Street near Third Street during the chase. The execution of a search warrant yielded the recovery of a loaded handgun inside the bag, according to police. At the time of the arrests, the 14-year-old was reportedly found with crack cocaine.
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Swift was held at the Albany County Jail after his arraignment in Albany City Criminal Court on Thursday morning. The 14-year-old was released to the custody of a guardian and is scheduled to report to Albany County Probation on a later date.
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