A Farmingdale man was the victim of a violent home invasion Friday morning and when police responded, officers found a major stash of drugs and guns in the home, Nassau County police said.
At 2:52 a.m. on Friday, police said, Edward D. Thomas, 23, of 785 St. Nicholas Ave. in Manhattan and Chris J. Lee, 22, of 2261 Ocean Ave. in Brooklyn, went to a home on Ninth Avenue in Farmingdale, armed with a handgun. One of the men struck the 33-year-old homeowner, Damin Procelli in the head with the pistol, police said.
Porcelli reportedly ran from the house, while the two armed assailants remained inside. Nassau County police soon swarmed the house with Emergency Service Unit, Bureau of Special Operations and patrol officers. When police entered the home, they found the two men in the home and a major stash of drugs, said police.
While searching the home, police found a .357 caliber revolver, a .25 caliber handgun, two defaced .380 caliber handguns, 771 glassine bags of heroin, 110 vials of crack cocaine, two jars of marijuana, three digital scales, assorted drug paraphernalia and an undetermined amount of cash, police said in a news release.
It was determined that the drugs, guns and cash belonged to Porcelli, cops said. He was arrested at the scene after being treated for a head laceration. Lee and Thomas were also arrested in the home, police said.
Thomas and Lee were charged with first-degree burglary and were both held on $250,000 cash bail or $500,000 bond, court records show. According to state correctional records, Lee was released in January from state prison after serving two years on an attempted robbery charge in Queens. He was then indicted in March by a Brooklyn grand jury on drug possession charges to which he pleaded not guilty on April 1. Both men are due back in a Nassau courtroom on April 10.
Porcelli was arraigned on three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, six counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of marijuana. He is currently being held on $200,000 bail or $300,000 bond and is due back in court on Wednesday.
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