Sullivan County woman arrested for smuggling drugs to inmate boyfriend

Ahnstrom

FISHKILL – A Loch Sheldrake woman was arrested on Saturday and charged with bringing drugs into Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill for her boyfriend who is an inmate there.
Linda Ahnstrom, 46, was charged with felony and misdemeanor promoting prison contraband and felony criminal possession of a controlled substance for smuggling into the prison synthetic marijuana and Oxycodone pills.
Ahnstrom was sent to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $15,000 cash bail or $30,000 bond.
State Police were assisted by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

Hank Gross

Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV, and print media since 1970. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including an Associated Press “Best Newscast” award and recognition as a “Pillar of the Community” by the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center. He lives in Middletown with his wife, Virginia.