PORT JERVIS – A 23-year-old
Port Jervis woman was arrested on Thursday and charged with criminal sale
and possession of a controlled substance for allegedly supplying the narcotic
drug Oxycodone to a 28-year-old Port Jervis man prior to his death, which
is suspected from an overdose early Thursday morning.
Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said Katelyn Smith was arrested
along with Gloria Bruno, 62, of Glen Spey, who is accused of illicitly
distributing the drug to Smith.
Both Smith and Bruno were arraigned in Port Jervis City Court and remanded
to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail each.
The arrests stem from a joint investigation by Port Jervis Police, the
Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the county Medical
Examiner’s Office.
The investigation is continuing as police and prosecutors await the results
of an autopsy and toxicology analysis by the medical examiner.
