ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.
announced today that four defendants were arrested and charged by criminal
complaint with operating a methamphetamine conspiracy in Livingston County, NY.
Kurt Redance, 26, Kenneth Hoag, 55, both of Dansville, NY; Brandie Schumacher,
37, of Rose, NY; and Andrew Culliton, 37, of West Seneca, NY, were charged with
possession with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine and
conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine. The charges carry a
minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life and $10,000,000 fine.
In addition, defendants Redance and Hoag were charged with maintaining a drug
involved premises. Redance also faces a charge of possession with intent to
distribute and distribution of methamphetamine on a premises where a child was
located. Assistant U.S. Attorney
Katelyn M. Hartford, who is handling the case, stated that according to the
complaint, each of the defendants sold methamphetamine to a confidential
source. The sales were made at The Bone Yard, a scrap yard and mechanic
workshop on State Highway 36 , in
Dansville, which is owned by defendant Hoag; at the Spring Road South residence
of defendant Redance, also in Dansville; and at a parking lot in West Seneca.
Redance’s three-year-old child was present during at least one of the
controlled purchases at his residence.
The defendants made initial appearances before U.S.
Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson. Redance, Schumacher, and Culliton are being
held; Hoag was released to home detention with electronic monitoring.
The complaint is the result of an investigation by the Drug
Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge
James J. Hunt, New York Field Division; the Livingston County Sheriff’s
Department, under the direction of Sheriff Thomas Dougherty; and the New York
State Police, under the direction of Major Richard Allen.
