Westport Police Department 

Former Westport Therapist and Staples Peer Advisors leader Michael Newman found himself at Westport Police Headquarters again this week after being arrested on the following drug charges: two counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of narcotics. Newman was arrested in May on possession of child pornography charges and was released on $250,000 bond. This week he was released on $50,000 bond and will be expected at Stamford Superior Court on Tuesday. Click here to read the May 24th story on his original arrest.

On May 19, 2021, Westport Police detectives were executing a search warrant at the office of Michael Newman pursuant to an investigation they were conducting.  During the search, prescription medication that was reportedly not prescribed to Mr. Newman as well a suspected cocaine was seen in plain view.  The purported contraband was seized.

The investigating detective had probable cause to believe that Mr. Newman was illegally in possession of the above narcotics.  Therefore, a warrant for his arrest was completed and signed by a Superior Court Judge.

On the afternoon of August 9, 2021, Mr. Newman turned himself in at the Westport Police Department.  Per the warrant, he was charged with two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance as well as Possession of Narcotics.  Mr. Newman was released after posting a $50,000.00 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned at Stamford Superior Court on Tuesday, August 24, 2021.