The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force in collaboration with Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office and the Hyde Park Police Department executed a search warrant in the Town of Hyde Park which took two illegal handguns and narcotics packaged for sale off the streets of Dutchess County.
On January 4, 2024, a search warrant was executed at a residence on Wagon Wheel Road in the Town of Hyde Park with the assistance of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit and Hyde Park Police Department. The search warrant was the result of an ongoing investigation by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force. The investigation and search warrant execution by the Drug Task Force culminated in the arrest of two individuals.
Terrance A. Warren, age 30, from the Town of Hyde Park, was arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class B Felony and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, a class D Felony. Mr. Warren was arraigned in the Town of Hyde Park Court and where bail was set, and he was remanded to the Dutchess County Jail.
Bryant N. Rojas-Hill, age 31, from the Town of Hyde Park was also arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Firearm, a class E Felony after he was found to be in possession of a loaded illegal handgun. Mr. Warren was arraigned in the Town of Hyde Park Court and released to the supervision of the Dutchess County Probation.
The Dutchess County Drug Task Force regularly conducts investigations into narcotic drug sales to vulnerable community members in Dutchess County area, executes search warrants, and arrests individuals involved in selling dangerous and often deadly narcotics. In many of these cases, these individuals are armed with illegal handguns which pose a serious safety risk to law enforcement as well as the community.
Dutchess County District Attorney, Anthony P. Parisi, commends the work of the dedicated members of his Drug Task Force and states that “combatting the opioid epidemic is a top priority for the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office. In years past, our county has led the entire state in overdose deaths per capita and unfortunately 2023 appears to be no different. As of December 1, 2023, 92 people in Dutchess County have died from a drug overdose and there have been more than 300 non-fatal overdoses. My office through the Dutchess County Drug Task Force and with all our partners in law enforcement will work on all fronts to combat this epidemic. Opioid peddlers who are taking advantage of our most vulnerable populations, our addicts and our children, should be on notice that we will utilize every available resource to remove this poison from the streets of Dutchess County.”
As with any criminal case, the charges described above are merely an accusation and those individuals named in this release are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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