Darien, CT – Over the past few weeks, the Darien Police Department Detective Division and Selective Enforcement Unit developed information regarding illegal narcotics activity involving numerous Darien High School students. Officers determined specifically that two subjects were selling high potency liquid marijuana, regular marijuana, and vape pens used to smoke the liquid marijuana to Darien High School students. These transactions were being facilitated through text messages and social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and Snap Chat. Officers were able to identify the two subjects selling the narcotics as Kason Sumpter, age 19, of 100 San Vincenzo Pl., #51 Norwalk, and Gregory Goldstein, age 19, of 3 Church St. Wilton.
Just after midnight on January 13, 2018, an undercover officer made arrangements to meet with Sumpter for the purposes of purchasing narcotics. Sumpter agreed to meet in the parking lot of Holmes Elementary School located at 18 Hoyt St. and stated he would be in a black SUV. Several officers including a K-9 Unit were positioned nearby to await Sumpter’s arrival.
At approximately 12:25 am a black SUV entered the parking lot on the south side of the school property. As the undercover officer approached the vehicle, he immediately recognized the front seat passenger as Sumpter. As the officer reached the vehicle, he observed that Sumpter had a plastic package in his left hand. The officer then reached to make the transaction, however the operator of the vehicle, later identified as Goldstein, began to drive off for an unknown reason. At that point numerous officers moved in and were able to take both subjects into custody without incident.
Both Goldstein and Sumpter were transported to headquarters where they were fingerprinted, photographed, and processed for various narcotics charges. Sumpter was issued a $25,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on January 23, 2018. Goldstein was issued a $2,500.00 bond and is also scheduled to appear in court on January 23, 2018. During this investigation there was never any evidence that the previous narcotic transactions had taken place on any school grounds in the Town of Darien.
The vehicle, a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer belonging to Goldstein’s father, was towed from the scene. Sumpter and Goldstein were charged as follows:
Sumpter
- Possession of Marijuana Less Than 1/2oz.
- Possession of Controlled Substance W/In 1500’ of a School
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Attempt to Commit Sale of Marijuana
Goldstein
- Possession of Marijuana Less Than 1/2oz.
- Possession of Controlled Substance W/In 1500’ of a School
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Conspiracy to Commit Sale of Marijuana