According to police this morning, 23- year- old Ali Alyodawi was arrested Monday and charged with operation of a drug factory, first- degree reckless endangerment and possession of a controlled substance or more than a half ounce of cannabis.
While the arrest was Monday, police did not release information about the arrest until this morning.
Alyodawi is due to appear in Danielson Superior Court Aug. 18 and was issued a $ 10,000 bond, according to local police.
Police said Alyodawi lives on the sixth floor of the 560 on Main apartment building.
Willimantic Police Lt. Matthew Solak said Alyodawi is not expected to receive any more charges at this time.
According to Windham Town Manager Jim Rivers, there are 85 units in the building.
Willimantic Fire Department Chief Marc Scrivener said the department got a call about the fire alarm at the apartment building at 10: 59 a. m. Monday.
He said the fire was extinguished by a sprinkler system.
The scene was turned over to Willimantic Police Monday afternoon, according to Solak.
The incident caused quite a scene, shutting down the road in the area of Main and Jackson streets for many hours.
In addition to police and firefighters, personnel from the human services office responded to the scene, as well as Rivers and Windham Fire Marshal/ Emergency Management Director Mike Licata.
