SCRANTON — A father and son are facing felony charges after law enforcement officials raided their Theodore Street residence Tuesday.
Caesar Alexza Agosto, 18, of 622 Theodore St., Scranton, an alleged gang member, is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.
Caesar Agosto, 45, also of 622 Theodore St., faces the same charges.
According to the criminal complaint:
On Tuesday, members of the Scranton Police Street Crimes Unit, the Lackawanna County Detective Drug Unit, the Pennsylvania State Police Troop R Vice Unit and the state attorney general’s office executed a search warrant at the Agostos’ residence.
As they approached the residence, they saw the younger Agosto leaving the building and walking toward his vehicle.
Officers intercepted, arrested and searched him, finding a THC vaporizer and an iPhone. At that point, he indicated he wanted to speak with an attorney.
During their search of the residence, investigators found an ashtray filled with partially smoked marijuana cigarettes, a small bag containing marijuana and a marijuana grinder in the basement of the house.
Investigators then requested a second search warrant, and while they were waiting for it to be approved, spoke with Kelly Agosto, the younger Caesar Agosto’s mother.
She admitted there was marijuana inside the residence. She told investigators her husband had a medical marijuana card, but her son did not.
She said her son was the only family member who regularly spent time in the basement.
But, when the elder Agosto returned to the residence, he said marijuana found in the basement belonged to him and provided a valid medical marijuana card.
Investigators then resumed the search and found 2 grams of marijuana and $210 in cash in the younger Agosto’s bedroom.
They also found a plastic bag containing 27 grams of marijuana, two digital scales, two metal grinders and packing material in the basement.
During a search of the master bedroom, investigators found a digital scale with cocaine residue on the vanity and a small baggie containing 18 grams of cocaine in the elder Agosto’s jacket pockets, as well as a container holding THC wax on his nightstand.
Both men have preliminary hearings scheduled for 9:45 a.m. on April 10 before Sean McGraw.