Ellenville man arrested for Prison Contraband and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance

On February 25, 2019, State Police Highland arrested Travon Webb, age 30, of Ellenville, NY.  Webb was arrested after it was discovered during a search of employees entering the facility that he was attempting to bring in approximately 64 grams of Synthetic Marijuana “K2” into the Wallkill Correctional Facility located in the Town of Shawangunk.  An additional search of Webb’s personal vehicle yielded another 137 grams of Synthetic marijuana.  At the time of his arrest, Webb was employed as a New York State Correction Officer at the Wallkill Correctional Facility. He has since resigned from service.
Webb was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth degree (felony), Prison Contraband in the First degree (felony), Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh degree (misdemeanor) and Official Misconduct of a Public Servant (misdemeanor).

Webb was arraigned in the Town of Shawangunk Court and remanded to Ulster County Jail in lieu of bail. He has a return date of March 18, 2018 at 6 p.m.