NAPANOCH – Members of the Ulster Regional
Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team have arrested two men in Ellenville following
a drug transaction.
At around 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, officers were conducting surveillance
at the Ellenville Recreational Fields in Ellenville when they observed
the men engaged in a drug deal.
Officers attempted to stop one man, Brett Smith, 19, of Wurtsboro, but
he sped away in his vehicle, nearly striking an officer.
Smith was located a shortly thereafter at a nearby residence and arrested
on charges of felony tampering with physical evidence and misdemeanors
of obstructing governmental administration and reckless driving, as well
as vehicle and traffic violations.
The other man, Connor McCarthy, 19, of Napanoch, was topped by police
nearby and taken into custody without incident. He was charged with criminal
possession of marijuana.
Both men were released on appearance tickets returnable to Ellenville
Village Court.
