Man faces charges after Hazmat intervention in Everett

A 33-year-old man is in custody and will be charged with “numerous” drug-related offenses after Hazmat response was triggered Monday in Everett.

Alexander Yaksic of Everett was arrested early Tuesday morning on a federal probation warrant, the city and Everett Police Department said. He said in a joint statement:.

State Hazmat technicians Answered on Monday at 51 Glendhill Ave. in the afternoon in response to what authorities said were “reports of an individual destroying chemicals associated with the production of illegal narcotics at various locations throughout the city.”

On Tuesday, city and law enforcement officials said Yaksic’s arrest was the result of a multi-day investigation that began Oct. 30, when police responded to a report of a car crash on Wilbur Street. Police teams arriving at the scene found an unknown substance and it was sent to the laboratory for analysis.

“The incident did not pose a threat to the public and the Everett Police Department determined there was no arrestable crime at the time,” authorities said.

On Sunday and Monday, police received reports of someone dumping unknown substances in various parts of the city. Firefighters and other city personnel responded with protective gear to clean up the substance.

“On the morning of November 4, the Inspectional Services Department also found a discarded container on Sycamore Street,” the city said. “A subsequent investigation led Everett Police to investigate the building at 51 Gledhill Boulevard in Everett.”

There, police found a laboratory containing materials for the production of ecstasy with the cooperation of the homeowner, authorities said. As part of the Hazmat at-home intervention, samples of substances in the laboratory were taken for testing.

Yaksic was arrested early Tuesday morning.

Authorities did not detail the charges against him but said he was a “suspect in connection with the incident that occurred at 51 Gledhill Boulevard and other locations in the City of Everett.”

The city continues to monitor the cleanup at 51 Gledhill Boulevard, according to officials.

“There remains no threat to public safety,” the city said.