Tewksbury Man Among Five Arrested For Selling Drugs At VA Hospital
Crimes allegedly took place at the VA Hospital's Bedford campus.
Five men, including one from Tewksbury, have been arrested and charged with selling drugs at the VA Hospital in Bedford. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the men allegedly sold heroin, oxycodone, buprenorphine and clonazepam. David DeJesus, 51; Scott Houtchens, 49; Steven Jakaitis, 49, all of Lowell; David Porterfield, 44, of Saugus; and David Robson, 52, of Tewksbury, were each charged in Federal Court on Thursday with distributing controlled substances including heroin, oxycodone, buprenorphine (used to treat opioid addiction) and clonazepam (used to treat seizure and panic disorders) and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. According to the complaint, the defendants allegedly each sold the drugs on the VA Medical …
