KINGSTON – The URGENT Task Force has arrested two Esopus residents on drug Charles following an investigation from several residents in the area and other information pertaining to suspected drug activity at 206 Gurney Street in Port Ewen.
Authorities executed a search warrant following an investigation that included purchases of heroin from the residence. The raid in the early morning of Friday, November 13, turned up several diverted pharmaceuticals, ecstasy, over one ounce of marijuana, packaging materials, scales and roughly $2,200 in cash.
The homeowner, Susan Whalen, 48, was charged with felony criminal nuisance and misdemeanors of criminal possession of drugs and criminally using drug paraphernalia. She was released pending a future court appearance
Another resident of the home, Matthew Felton, Jr., 35, was charged with two counts of felony drug possession and criminally using drug paraphernalia, obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest, and criminal possession of marijuana. He is in the Ulster County Jail without bail.
