TO: MEDIA
FROM: DA
HOLLEY CARNRIGHT & ULSTER CO. SHERIFF PAUL VANBLARCUM
DATE: MARCH
20, 2018
RE: URGENT
ARRESTS
URGENT is a countywide task force commissioned to combat gang
violence and drug trafficking in Ulster County.
It is headed by an executive committee of Ulster County Sheriff Paul
VanBlarcum, Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright and Town of Lloyd
Police Chief Daniel Waage, and operates under the command of Ulster County District
Attorney Chief of Investigations, William Weishaupt, Commanding Officer.
Generally, given the sensitive nature of the undercover police
investigations conducted by the task force, we do not publicize the work that
the task force does in protecting our citizens.
However, from time to time, we feel it is important for the public to be
kept abreast of this critically important work.
Over the past three weeks members of URGENT have concluded a multi-month
series of investigations into the sale, possession and trafficking of heroin,
cocaine, crack cocaine, diverted pharmaceuticals and marijuana throughout
Ulster County. As a result, the following subjects have been arrested:
Alyssa J. Long, 22, of Rosendale was charged with the class B
Felonies of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (3
counts)
and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (3 counts).
Jordan A. King, 20, of Rosendale was charged with the class B
Felonies of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (3
counts) and Criminal Sale of a Controlled
Substance in the 3rd Degree (3
counts).
William P. Braden III, 35, of Saugerties was charged with the
class D Felonies of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th
Degree (3 counts) and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 5th Degree
(3 counts). 
Melissa R. Neglia, 25, of Saugerties was charged with the class
B Felonies of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree
(2 counts) and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (2
counts). 
Kayla S. Holderman, 26, of Hurley was charged with the class C
Felony of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 4th Degree (2 counts) and the
class D Felony of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 5th Degree (2
counts). 
Brian J. Lombardo Jr., 25, of Saugerties was charged with the
class D Felonies of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th
Degree (2 counts) and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 5th Degree
(2 counts). 
Nicole L. Kidd,
27, of Pine Bush was charged with the class C Felony of Criminal Sale of a
Controlled Substance 4th Degree (2 counts) and the class D Felony of Criminal
Possession of a Controlled Substance 5th Degree (2 counts). 
Colin D. Krom, 32, of Marlboro was charged
with the class B Felonies of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in
the 3rd Degree (1 count) and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd
Degree (1 count). 
Kristi
R. Noonan, 26, of Ulster was charged with the class B Felonies of Criminal
Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (1 count) and Criminal
Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (1 count).
Ryan E. Rios, 35, of Ulster was charged with the class E Felony of
Criminal Possession of a Firearm and the class A Misdemeanor of Criminal
Possession of a Weapon in the 4th Degree.
In addition to his charges, the defendant potentially faces violations
with the U.S. Department of Probation. 
Matthew A. Felton Jr., 37, of
Kingston was arrested after members of URGENT executed a search warrant on his
residence. One half ounce of cocaine,
12.4 grams of crack cocaine, 4.4 grams of heroin, one half pound of marihuana,
$8,047.00 U.S. currency, scales and drug packaging material were located in the
defendant’s residence. He was charged
with the class B Felonies of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd
Degree (3 counts), Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd
Degree (5 counts), the class E Felonies of Tampering with Physical Evidence (1
count), Criminal Possession of Marihuana in the 3rd Degree (1 count) and the
class A Misdemeanor of Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia in the 2nd Degree. 
Salvador Giron, 25, of
Shawangunk was charged with the class B Felonies of Criminal Possession of a
Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (2 counts) and Criminal Sale of a
Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (2 counts). 
Michael
Rodriguez, 34, of Plattekill was charged with the class B Felonies of Criminal
Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (2 counts) and Criminal
Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (2 counts). 
Corey A.
Steele, 31, of Ellenville was charged with the class B Felonies of Criminal
Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (1 count) and Criminal
Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (1 count). 
Philip Hemley, 67, of Woodstock was arrested after members of
URGENT executed a search warrant on his residence. 21.6 pounds of marihuana, 3 ounces of
psilocybin (psychedelic) mushrooms, 2.5 ounces of hashish, $15,676 U.S.
currency, scales and drug packaging material were located in his
residence. He was charged with the A-II
Felony of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 2nd Degree, the
C Felonies of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 4th Degree
and Criminal Possession of Marihuana in the 1st Degree.
Richard W. Torres, 26, of Kingston was charged with the class B Felonies
of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (1 count).
Skylar A. Eichert, 28, of Saugerties was
charged with the class B Felonies of Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance in the 3rd Degree (4 counts) and Criminal Sale of a Controlled
Substance in the 3rd Degree (4 counts).
Bo Hirsch, 18, of Woodstock was charged with
the A-II Felony of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 2nd
Degree, the C Felonies of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the
4th Degree and Criminal Possession of Marihuana in the 1st Degree. 
Cesar J. Infante, 33, of Saugerties was charged
with the class B Felonies of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in
the 3rd Degree (3 counts) and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the
3rd Degree (3 counts). 
Michael
J. Cavallaro, 35, of Saugerties was charged with the class B Felonies of
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (3 counts) and
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (3 counts). In addition to his charges, the defendant
potentially faces violations with the New York State Department of Corrections
Division of Parole. 
Kenneth A. Montgomery, 30, of Henry Street in the City of Kingston was
indicted for Criminal Sale and Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd
Degree by an Ulster County Grand Jury.
Christopher J. Lay, 36, of Chichester, New York was charged with
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th Degree and Loitering
in the 1st Degree. 
Shayna Longendyke, 33, of Clinton Avenue in Kingston, was
charged with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree and
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree. 
Jurgen Ladstetter, 47, of Cedar Street, Kingston, was charged
with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, Criminal
Possession of Weapon in the 3rd Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in
the 4th Degree. 
Rodney W. Harding, 22, of Rt. 209 in Accord, New York, was
charged with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree and
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree. 
Ronald W. Warnick, 50, of John Street, Kingston, was charged
with two counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree,
two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree,
Criminal Possession of a Substance in the 7th Degree, and Criminally Using drug
paraphernalia in the 2nd Degree. 
Caryn Wilde, 43, of East St. James Street, Kingston, was charged
with two counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree
and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd
Degree. 
Edwin Pomales, 69, of State Route 32 in the Town of Ulster was charged
with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Criminal Use
of Drug Paraphernalia, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Criminal
Possession of Marijuana and Criminal Possession of a Weapon, as a result of being found in possession of a
quarter kilogram of cocaine, one ounce of concentrated cannabis, two and a half
ounces of marijuana, scales, drug packaging material, shotguns, rifles and
$15,390.00 cash. 
In the months prior to the conclusion of the above referenced
investigations, URGENT has arrested over 130 persons for charges ranging from
drug possession and trafficking to weapons possessions. We have seized 28
illegal weapons, $123,645.00 in drug money, 20,000 decks of heroin, 275 decks
of pure fentanyl, and 843 grams of cocaine et alia.
The following agencies have members assigned to URGENT: Ulster County Sheriff's Office, Ulster County
District Attorney's Office, Town of Woodstock Police, Town of Lloyd Police, Town
of Shandaken Police, Ulster County Probation, Town of Plattekill Police, Town
of Marlborough Police, Town of New Paltz Police, Village of Ellenville Police,
Town of Saugerties Police, City of Kingston Police, the United States
Department of Homeland Security Investigations and Ulster County DA Chief of Investigations,
William Weishaupt, as Commanding Officer.
