Town of Lloyd man arrested for felony possession of narcotics

PRESS RELEASE

05/10/16 – The New York State Police, Highland BCI announce the arrest of 24 year old Nicholas Cooper Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (a class B felony).

On 05/08/16 the patrols from the New York State Police at Highland conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Nicholas Cooper which occurred in the Town of Lloyd on State Route 9W.  A roadside investigation found that Cooper was unlawfully in possession of a quantity of oxycodone, a controlled substance.  Cooper was subsequently arrested for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree.

Cooper was arraigned on 05/09/16 before Judge Rizzo in the Town of Lloyd Court and was subsequently remanded to Ulster County Jai