Upstate NY narcotics team arrests 28 on drug, weapon charges (photos) (2024)

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All photos provided by Ulster County District Attorney's office

By Ngoc Huynh | nhuynh@nyup.com

An Ulster County narcotics task force has arrested 28 people over the past three weeks on drug charges, as part of a larger attack on drug trades in the county.

The Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (URGENT) announced Tuesday that seven women and 21 men are facing various drug and weapon charges following a multi-month series of investigationsinto the sale, possession and trafficking of heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, diverted pharmaceuticals and marijuana.

According to a release, URGENT has arrested more than 130 people in the months prior and has seized 28 illegal weapons, 20 decks of heroin, 275 decks of pure fentanyl, 843 grams of cocaine and $123,645.

Below is a list of individuals arrested and the felony charges they face, according to theUlster County District Attorney’s Office and the Sheriff’s Office.

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Skylar A. Eichert

Age: 28

Residence: Saugerties

Charge: Four counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and four counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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William P. Braden III

Age:35

Residence:Saugerties

Charge: Three counts of fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and three counts of fifth degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Michael J. Cavallaro

Age: 35

Residence:Saugerties

Charge: Three counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and three counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Matthew A. Felton Jr.

Age: 37

Residence: Kingston

Charge:Five counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, three counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, one count of tampering with physical evidence, one count of third degree criminal possession of marijuana.

Items: One half ounce of cocaine, 12.4 grams of crack cocaine, 4.4 grams of heroin, one half pound of marihuana, $8,047.00 U.S. currency, scales and drug packaging material.

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Salvador Giron

Age: 25

Residence:Shawangunk

Charge: Two counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Rodney W. Harding

Age: 22

Residence: Accord

Charge: One count of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and one count of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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Philip Hemley

Age:67

Residence: Woodstock

Charge: One count of second degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, one count of fourth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, one count of first degree criminal possession of marijuana.

Items: 21.6 pounds of marihuana, 3 ounces of psilocybin (psychedelic) mushrooms, 2.5 ounces of hashish, $15,676 U.S. currency, scales and drug packaging material.

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Bo Hirsch

Age: 18

Residence:Woodstock

Charge: One count of second degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, one count of fourth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and one count of first degree criminal possession of marijuana.

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Kayla S. Holderman

Age: 26

Residence: Hurley

Charge: Two counts of fourth degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, two counts of fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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Cesar J. Infante

Age: 33

Residence:Saugerties

Charge: Three counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and three counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Nicole L. Kidd

Age: 27

Residence: Pine Bush

Charge: Two counts of fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of fourth degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Jordan A. King

Age: 20

Residence:Rosendale

Charge: Three counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, three counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Colin D. Krom

Age: 32

Residence: Marlboro

Charge: One count of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Jurgen Ladstetter

Age: 47

Residence: Kingston

Charge: One count of seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, one count of third degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon.

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Christopher J. Lay

Age: 36

Residence:Chichester

Charge: One count of fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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Brian J. Lombardo Jr.

Age: 25

Residence: Saugerties

Charge: Two counts of fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of fifth degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Shayna Longendyke

Age: 33

Residence: Kingston

Charge: One count of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Alyssa J. Long

Age: 22

Residence:Rosendale

Charge:three counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, three counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Kenneth A. Montgomery

Age: 30

Residence: Kingston

Charge: Indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury on a charge of criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance.

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Melissa R. Neglia

Age: 25

Residence:Saugerties

Charge: Two counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Kristi R. Noonan

Age: 26

Residence: Ulster

Charge: One count of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Edwin Pomales

Age: 69

Residence: Ulster

Charge: two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, one count of criminal possession of marijuana, one count of criminal possession of a weapon.

Discovery: A quarter kilogram of cocaine, 1 ounce of concentrated cannabis, 2.5 ounces of marijuana, scales, drug packaging material, shotguns, rifles and $15,390.00 cash.

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Ryan E. Rios

Age: 35

Residence: Ulster

Charge: One count of criminal possession of a firearm.

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Michael Rodriguez

Age: 34

Residence:Plattekill

Charge: Two counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Corey A. Steele

Age: 31

Residence:Ellenville

Charge: One count of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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Richard W. Torres

Age: 26

Residence: Kingston

Charge: One count of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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Ronald W. Warnick

Age: 50

Residence: Kingston

Charge: Two counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, and one count of seventh degree criminal possession of a substance.

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Caryn Wilde

Age: 43

Residence: Kingston

Charge: Two counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

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