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| Sosa |
AVON: Livingston County Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports
the arrest of two Olean, New York residents on drug related charges after a
traffic stop. On July 18, 2019 at approximately 2:55 a.m, Deputy Shawn Whitford
was assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Operation Safe Interstate Initiative when
he stopped a vehicle on Interstate 390 in the Town of Avon for a violation of
the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law.
The operator of the vehicle was identified as 31-year-old
Kristofer D. Sosa. The Deputy Sheriff suspected that Sosa was under the
influence of alcohol and drugs and conducted a roadside DWI investigation which
included the performance of standardized field sobriety tests. At the
conclusion of the roadside investigation, Sosa was taken into custody for DWI.
The roadside investigation also revealed that Sosa was allegedly in possession
of 7 bags of fentanyl.
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| Clark |
Also, during the roadside investigation, it was found that a
passenger in the vehicle, 27-year-old Jud E. Clark, was allegedly in possession
of 8 bags of fentanyl.
Sosa was transported to the Sheriff’s Office in Geneseo
where Deputy Matthew Thomas, who is a Certified Drug Recognition Expert,
conducted a drug evaluation on Sosa. It was Deputy Thomas’ expert opinion that
Sosa was under the influence of alcohol and cannabis and could not operate a
vehicle in a safe manner.
Sosa was charged with Felony Driving While Ability Impaired
by a Combination of Drugs and Alcohol, Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance in the 7th Degree (class A Misdemeanor), and the violation of the
Vehicle and Traffic Law. The DWAI charge was a felony as Sosa had a previous
DWI related conviction on January 11, 2017.
Clark was arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a
Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree (class A Misdemeanor).
Both Sosa and Clark were turned over to Central Booking
Deputies at the Livingston County Jail for processing and pre-arraignment
detention. The District Attorney’s Office was contacted in regards to Sosa’s
bail due to the felony level charge. It was recommended that Sosa be held on
$3,000 cash bail or $6,000 bond. Sosa and Clark were later arraigned at the
Livingston County Centralized Arraignment Part (LC-CAP) at the Livingston
County Jail before Town of Livonia Judge Margaret Linsner. The Judge did remand
Sosa to the custody of the Sheriff on the recommended bail of $3,000 cash or
$6,000 bond. Clark was remanded to the jail on $500 cash bail or $1,000 bond. Also
assisting with the investigation from the Sheriff’s Office was Deputy Bryan
Mann.
