Springs Man Facing Multiple Charges For Sale of Cocaine, Ecstasy: DA

EAST HAMPTON, NY — A Springs man was arrested after an investigation into ongoing narcotic sales in the East Hampton area, police said.

East Hampton Town Police, in conjunction with Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota's office and East End Drug Task Force, arrested Kody J. Knusden, 28, of East Hampton, at his residence on Thursday and charged with four counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, one count of second degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, and one count of fifth degree criminal sale of a controlled substance in connection to an ongoing investigation into cocaine and ecstasy distribution in the East Hampton area, police said.

The investigation was initiated after police received numerous complaints of an "unusually high volume of pedestrian and vehicular traffic" to and from his residence, police said.

Knudsen was arraigned in East Hampton Town Justice Court Thursday and was remanded to the Suffolk County Correctional Facility, police said.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the East Hampton Town Police Department at 631-537-7575. All calls will be kept confidential.