Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville reports the arrest of a Somers, NY, man on narcotics possession charges.
On September 2, 2022, members of the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle after observing a Vehicle and Traffic Law violation on Route 6 in the Town of Southeast. After further investigation, the driver of the car was found to have a quantity of fentanyl and crack cocaine, both controlled substances.
William E. Felling 3rd, age 40, was charged with (1) one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree and (1) one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree. Felling was arraigned by the Honorable Judge Miller, Town of Carmel Court, and was released on his own recognizance, pending a return court date in the Town of Southeast Court on September 15, 2022.
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