Carlos A. Torres Jr., 35, who first made the news after showing up at UMMC with gunshot wounds and claiming he was shot while on Little Indian Falls Road, is now accused of dealing drugs. He entered a not guilty plea on those charges in Genesee County Court today.
Torres, who is being held on $25,000 bail, was indicted in early June on three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, 3rd.
He was arrested April 1 by members of the Local Drug Enforcement Task Force.
He was found to allegedly be driving under the influence of drugs and allegedly carrying cocaine, crack and heroin with an estimated street value of more than $7,000.
At the time of his arrest, the head of the task force characterized the alleged drug dealing by Torres as pretty significant.
"The weight of the powder cocaine, along with the number of bags of both crack and heroin, on top of his $4,000 (in cash), is significant for this county," Sgt. Steve Mullen said.
Torres came to the attention of investigators in May 2010 when he showed up at UMMC with gunshot wounds.
