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INTERSTATE 390: Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the
arrest of two men on drug related charges after a traffic stop on Interstate
390.
On February 19, 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 36-year-old
Kristofer T. Hubbard from Fillmore and a passenger in the vehicle was
identified as 24-year-old Dean R. Cooper from Belfast. While the Deputy Sheriff
was speaking with the driver he allegedly observed a drug smoking device in
plain view in the vehicle and initiated a roadside drug investigation.
The investigation allegedly revealed that Hubbard was in
possession of crack cocaine. A driver’s license check also revealed that
Hubbard was operating the vehicle with his driver’s license suspended four (4)
times. Hubbard was arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a
Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in
the 2nd Degree, and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the
2nd Degree.
The investigation also revealed that Cooper was allegedly in
possession of twenty (22) bags of heroin along with another smoking device and
several hypodermic needles. Cooper was arrested and charged with Criminal
Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, Criminally Using Drug
Paraphernalia in the 2nd Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Hypodermic
Instrument.
Both Hubbard and Cooper were turned over to Central Booking
Deputies at the Livingston County Jail for processing and pre-arraignment
detention.
Both were later arraigned at the Livingston County
Centralized Arraignment Part (LC-CAP) at the Livingston County Jail before Town
of Groveland Justice Jeanean Love. The Judge remanded Hubbard to the custody of
the Sheriff on $750 cash bail or $1,500 bond. Cooper was remanded to the
custody of the Sheriff on $500 cash bail or $1,000 bond.
Deputy Connor Sanford assisted with the traffic stop and
arrests.
