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Tuesday, July 30, 2019

I-390 Stop Leads to Felony Charge


INTERSTATE 390: Livingston County Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Nunda, NY resident on felony charges after a traffic stop.
On July 29, 2019 Deputy Shawn Whitford was assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Operation Safe Interstate initiative when he stopped a vehicle on Interstate 390 for a violation of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law.
The operator of the vehicle was identified as 32-year-old Danae R. Gomez. A records check revealed that Gomez’s driving privileges had been suspended or revoked a total of seven (7) times. Gomez was taken into custody for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 2nd Degree.
The Deputy Sheriff further suspected that Gomez was involved in drug activity and conducted a roadside drug investigation. It is alleged that during the roadside investigation, Gomez ingested a quantity of fentanyl in an attempt to prevent the Sheriff’s Deputy from discovering that she was in possession of it.
Gomez was then arrested and additionally charged with the felony of Tampering with Physical Evidence.
Gomez was turned over to Central Booking Deputies at the Livingston County Jail for processing and pre-arraignment detention. Gomez was later arraigned at the Livingston County Centralized Arraignment Part (LC-CAP) at the Livingston County Jail before Town of Caledonia Justice Mark Riggi. The Judge remanded Gomez to the custody of the Sheriff on bail of $3,000 cash or $6,000 bond.
The Child Abuse Hotline (CPS referral) was contacted/made by the Sheriff’s Office due to Gomez being pregnant. Unfortunately, due to the child not being born, the state agency was unable to accept the referral at this time. Sheriff’s Deputies did transport Gomez to the hospital for medical treatment.
Assisting with the traffic stop was Deputy Connor Sanford, Deputy Morganne Harrington, and Deputy Caleb Cutting with his narcotics certified K-9 partner Kai.