Dugan Arnett

So Carly's fiancé, Stephen Ortiz, was facing serious drug trafficking charges. And the cop she'd been seeing behind his back, Jared Lucas, helped make the bust. Carly and Ortiz broke up not long after. And for a while, her relationship with Detective Jared Lucas tapered off too. And for the next couple years, Carly spiraled, falling deeper into heroin addiction.

So Carly's fiancé, Stephen Ortiz, was facing serious drug trafficking charges. And the cop she'd been seeing behind his back, Jared Lucas, helped make the bust. Carly and Ortiz broke up not long after. And for a while, her relationship with Detective Jared Lucas tapered off too. And for the next couple years, Carly spiraled, falling deeper into heroin addiction.

And it was during this period that she started dating another guy, another alleged drug dealer named Miguel Martinez.

And it was during this period that she started dating another guy, another alleged drug dealer named Miguel Martinez.

To Carly, it seemed like the cop was jealous of this new guy. He regularly made his disdain known. And when the relationship with Martinez started to deteriorate, when Carly says he became abusive, Detective Jared Lucas offered to help.

To Carly, it seemed like the cop was jealous of this new guy. He regularly made his disdain known. And when the relationship with Martinez started to deteriorate, when Carly says he became abusive, Detective Jared Lucas offered to help.

She says that Lucas and another New Bedford detective came up with a plan. With Carly's help, they'd set Martinez up. They'd give her cocaine and she'd plant it in Martinez's car. Then they'd bust him. And she says that's exactly what happened.

She says that Lucas and another New Bedford detective came up with a plan. With Carly's help, they'd set Martinez up. They'd give her cocaine and she'd plant it in Martinez's car. Then they'd bust him. And she says that's exactly what happened.

After Miguel Martinez was locked up, the whole situation kept nagging at Carly. She was sleeping with Jared Lucas, a detective, and he was very interested in her other romantic partners. First, her ex-fiance, Stephen Ortiz, who he helped bring down in a dramatic bust. Then, Miguel Martinez, who Lucas arrested after an alleged setup. She knows she helped with the arrest of Martinez.

After Miguel Martinez was locked up, the whole situation kept nagging at Carly. She was sleeping with Jared Lucas, a detective, and he was very interested in her other romantic partners. First, her ex-fiance, Stephen Ortiz, who he helped bring down in a dramatic bust. Then, Miguel Martinez, who Lucas arrested after an alleged setup. She knows she helped with the arrest of Martinez.

But now Carly's wondering, was she somehow part of what happened to her ex-fiance, Steven Ortiz?

But now Carly's wondering, was she somehow part of what happened to her ex-fiance, Steven Ortiz?

It all crystallized for Carly when she saw the paperwork in Ortiz's case. Lucas's name wasn't just in the file. It turns out he'd initiated the entire investigation.

It all crystallized for Carly when she saw the paperwork in Ortiz's case. Lucas's name wasn't just in the file. It turns out he'd initiated the entire investigation.

It dawns on her that informant, it's her.

It dawns on her that informant, it's her.

The alleged details that the police had used to build a case against Stephen Ortiz, they were Carly's words attributed to an anonymous C.I.,

The alleged details that the police had used to build a case against Stephen Ortiz, they were Carly's words attributed to an anonymous C.I.,

This whole sordid tale came to light in a lengthy story I wrote in March of 2023. In it, Carly admitted to working with Lucas to set up Martinez. When police searched his apartment afterwards, they found cocaine and fentanyl. But in the wake of the Globe's story, when Martinez was awaiting trial, his attorney pushed the issue in court.

This whole sordid tale came to light in a lengthy story I wrote in March of 2023. In it, Carly admitted to working with Lucas to set up Martinez. When police searched his apartment afterwards, they found cocaine and fentanyl. But in the wake of the Globe's story, when Martinez was awaiting trial, his attorney pushed the issue in court.