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Dealer Nabbed After Overdoses, Complaints From Residents In Dutchess County: Police Dealer Nabbed After Overdoses, Complaints From Residents In Dutchess County: Police
Dealer Nabbed After Overdoses, Complaints From Residents In Dutchess County: Police Following a day of recent drug overdoses in the region, a drug task force nabbed a dealer who was allegedly selling fentanyl and crack cocaine. Dutchess County resident Leonardo De La Cruz, age 25, of Poughkeepsie was charged on Monday, Oct. 7, with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell after complaints and tips from residents. Before De La Cruz's arrest, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force had been working on numerous investigations narcotic dealers operating on Main Street in the City of Poughkeepsie or municipal parking lot…
Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time
Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time A 30-year-old Connecticut man will spend several years in prison after he was caught selling a deadly heroin and fentanyl mixture following a fatal overdose in the Hudson Valley. New Haven County resident Brandon Gatling of Waterbury will serve six years in state prison after admitting to selling narcotics in Putnam County, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, Sept. 12.  According to Tendy's office, Gatling was arrested on June 14, 2023, following an investigation into a fatal overdose conducted by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Enforce…
Hudson Valley Dealer Admits Selling Fentanyl, Causing 3 Deaths, 3 Overdoses Hudson Valley Dealer Admits Selling Fentanyl, Causing 3 Deaths, 3 Overdoses
Hudson Valley Dealer Admits Selling Fentanyl, Causing 3 Deaths, 3 Overdoses A Hudson Valley man has admitted in court that he sold fentanyl that resulted in three deaths and three overdoses, according to Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The incidents occurred in Rockland County between Feb. 2020 and April 2022. Williams said Justin Turnick, age 25, of Congers, pled guilty to distributing the fentanyl causing the deaths and overdoses on Tuesday, Aug. 6, in US District Court. “Justin Turnick’s actions didn’t just facilitate addiction—they fueled a crisis that claimed lives and inflicted unimaginable suffering," Willaims said. Acco…