An investigation into drug activity in and around Ellenville, which has been underway for thirteen months, has paid off in the form of 23 arrests by the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (URGENT) and the Ellenville police.
Most of the arrests were made during pre-dawn raids today in the village of Ellenville and the town of Wawarsing, in which 21 people were swept up and arrested. Another two were already incarcerated, and now face additional charges.
The drug charges faced by the suspects involve a range of substances: heroin, crack and powder cocaine, pharmaceuticals and marijuana.
In a press conference held this morning, Ulster County authorities told reporters that two of those arrested were gang members with the Crips, and two had sold drugs within 1,000 feet of a school zone, according to accounts in the Daily Freeman and Times Herald-Record.
1. Garvey Marmol, 27, AKA: “Joker”, 61 Center Street, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (7 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (8 counts)
2. Rene Ortiz, 33, AKA: “Ray”, 5 Bloomer Street, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (3 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (3 counts)
3. Christopher Negron, 23, 28 Warren Street, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree
Criminal Sale of Marihuana 3rd degree
Criminal Sale of Marihuana 4th degree
4. Jose Rodriguez, 30, AKA: “Chops”, 42 Market Street, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (3 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (3 counts)
5. Jordan Smith, 21, 109 Center Street, Apartment 316, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (3 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (3 counts)
6. Richard Figueroa, AKA: “White Boy”, 14 Park Street, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (4 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (4 counts)
7. Vincent Giammichele, 7128 Route 209, Wawarsing
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (5 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (5 counts)
8. Fatima Mandiville, 26, 8 Hickory Street, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (2 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (2 counts)
9. Carlos Medina, 28, AKA: “Los”, 57 Center Street, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (2 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (2 counts)
10. Melinda Baker, 23 Church Street, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (2 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (2 counts)
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 4th degree
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 5th degree
11. Jyanique Serrano, 22, AKA: “Nicki”, 22, 7128 Route 209, Wawarsing
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (5 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (5 counts)
12. Iris Serrano, 34, 2 Woodland Way, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (5 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (5 counts)
13. Bobbi Jo Fuller, 31, 6 Joshua Street, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (3 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (3 counts)
14. Nicholas Giammichele,28, 10 John Road, Kerhonkson
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree
Conspiracy 4th
15. Juanita Velasquez-Amador, 46, 1570 Briggs Highway Extension, Ulster Heights
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (3 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (3 counts)
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 4th degree
Endangering the Welfare of a Child
16. Erol Tuna, 28, 5 Maiden Lane, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 2nd degree (2 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (2 counts)
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in or Near School Grounds (2 counts)
17. Lucas Beekman, 19, 30 Maple Avenue, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of Marihuana 4th degree
18. Harry Krom, 31, 73 Towpath Road, Wawarsing
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree
19. Kenneth Chen, 24, 175 South Main Street, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of Marihuana 4th degree
20. Naja Mandiville, 21, 79 Old Greenkill Road, Ellenville
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree
Criminal Possession of a Controlled substance 3rd degree
21. Sean Kennedy, 34, 14 Ash Lane, Napanoch
Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th degree
22. Paul Acosta, Downstate Correctional, Fishkill
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 2nd degree (2 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd degree (2 counts)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (2 counts)
23. Ernest Peraza, 35, Ulster County Jail, Kingston
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree
All defendants were remanded to the Ulster County Jail.
