At about 6:17 AM, on Monday, February 17, 2025, officers assigned to the Drug Control Units of District B-2 (Roxbury), B-3 (Mattapan), and C-6 (South Boston) arrested Rashaan Lashley, 39, of Westwood, and Gina Minichiello, 37, of Boston, on various firearm and drug offenses.
Officers were conducting a combined drug investigation and execution of search warrants at 50 and 52 Clifford Street. Members of the Boston Police SWAT Team made entry into the apartments, and apprehended the target of the investigation as he attempted to flee through a bedroom window.
As a result of the search warrants, officers recovered a Walter PK 380 with one round in the chamber and six rounds in the magazine, a Smith & Wesson 380 MP, twenty-eight rounds of .45 caliber ammunition, fifteen rounds of 380 auto ammunition, over 45 grams of Cocaine, multiple bags of packaged Psilocybin and Marijuana, nineteen pills of Gabapentin, various drug paraphernalia, drug packaging, scales, and a digital money counter. Officers also recovered $3,462 in U.S. currency.
Lashley and Minichiello were placed under arrest and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Trafficking of Class B, Possession with Intent to Distribute Class C, Possession with Intent to Distribute Class D, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Class E. Lashley was additionally charged with Unlawful Possession of Ammunition Subsequent Offense. Both are expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court.
Officers conducted a protective sweep of the apartments and located two females with active warrants for their arrest. Ericka Rosario, 32, of Lynn, was placed under arrest for a warrant issued out of Lynn District Court for Shoplifting and Possession of Class B. Danisha Johnson, 50, of Boston, was placed under arrest for two warrants issued out of Roxbury District for Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, Larceny from a Person, and Drug Offenses.
All four suspects are expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court.