Troop F Investigators along with officers from the City of Newbur...

On August 20, 2024, members of the New York State Police Troop F Violent Gangs Narcotics Enforcement Team (VGNET), Troop F Community Stabilization Unit (CSU), City of Newburgh Police Department and the Town of New Windsor Police Department executed 5 search warrants stemming from joint Troop F VGNET and CSU firearms and narcotics investigations with the assistance of the City of Newburgh and Town of New Windsor Police Departments. Troop F VGNET conducted numerous purchases of firearms and narcotics which led to the 5 search warrants executed on August 20, 2024, as well as several other arrests. Thirteen defendants were arrested, and 17 firearms were seized.

The following subjects were arrested stemming from this Troop F VGNET operation:

Darryl Patterson, age 55 from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3^rd degree (4 Felony Convictions) Remanded to Orange County Jail.

Ulee Johnson Jr., age 25 from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3^rd degree (1 Felony Conviction) Released on his own Recognizance.

Krista M. Decker, age 37 from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3^rd degree. Released on her own Recognizance.

Theodore C. Campbell, age 39 from Jamaica: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3^rd degree. Released on his Recognizance.

James Turner, age 43 from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Firearm and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3^rd degree (3 Felony Convictions) Remanded to Orange County Jail.

Joel K. Gadsen, age 45 from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3^rd degree (2 Felony Convictions) Remanded to Orange County Jail.

Gerard Perkins, age 52 from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3^rd degree (4 Felony Convictions) Remanded to Orange County Jail

Roy Brown, age 63: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3^rd degree (4 Felony Convictions) Remanded to Orange County Jail

Willie Mcleod, age 37 Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3^rd degree (2 Felony Convictions) Remanded to Orange County Jail

Morgan Secreto, age 41 from Englewood, New Jersey: Criminal Sale of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2^nd degree, Remanded to Orange County Jail

Paul Reid, age 50 from Jamaica: Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3^rd degree (1 Felony Conviction) Released on his Recognizance.

Tiffany Rosa-Smaha, age 42: Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 1^st degree - Remanded to Orange County Jail

Joseph Stegall, age 32 from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 1^st degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2^nd degree (2 Felony Convictions) remanded to Orange County Jail

The following items were seized during the investigations:

Firearms:

1 AK 47

3 Rifles

4 AR Ghost Gun Pistols

2 Ghost Gun Pistols

1 Smith and Wesson Revolver

6 semi-automatic handguns

Narcotics:

3/4 Kilogram of Cocaine

4 ounces Crack-Cocaine

6 ounces of Heroin/Fentanyl

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