Steuben Deputies make Meth bust

Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard reports that on April 23, 2019, deputies of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office arrested Angel C. Jackson, age 20, of East High Street, Painted Post, New York, Matthew E. Scotchmer, age 35, of Dundee, New York, and Erik B. Hoyt, age 21, of Dundee, New York. It is alleged that Ms. Jackson, Mr. Scotchmer and Mr. Hoyt possessed over two ounces of methamphetamine while at Ms. Jackson’s residence on East High Street, Painted Post, New York. Deputies were dispatched to the residence to check the welfare of an occupant and during the subsequent investigation discovered an alleged active methamphetamine production site. Members of the New York State Police CCSERT (Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team) responded and assisted in the removal of the contaminated evidence. Ms. Jackson, Mr. Scotchmer and Mr. Hoyt were all charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree, a class A-2 Felony. They were arraigned in the Centralized Arraignment Court and remanded to the Steuben County Jail.
Sheriff Allard thanks the New York State Police for their assistance in this investigation.