13 Arrests In Massive Hudson Valley Drug Trafficking Sting: Troopers

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Simultaneous raids on locations across the Hudson Valley have led to dozens of felony arrests.

This week, the New York State Police Troop F Violent Gangs Narcotics Enforcement Team (VGNET), the Troop F Community Stabilization Unit (CSU), the City of Newburgh Police Department and the Town of New Windsor Police Department executed five search warrants connected to joint firearms and narcotics investigations with the City of Newburgh and Town of New Windsor Police Departments.

Undercover officers made purchases of firearms and narcotics which led to the five search warrants executed on Tuesday. Thirteen suspects were arrested, and 17 firearms were seized.

The following 13 suspects were arrested as a result of the operation, according to troopers:

• Darryl Patterson, age 55, from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (4 Felony Convictions) Remanded to Orange County Jail.
• Ulee Johnson Jr., age 25, from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (1 Felony Conviction) Released on his own Recognizance.
• Krista M. Decker, age 37, from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree. Released on her own Recognizance.
• Theodore C. Campbell, age 39, from Jamaica: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree. Released on his Recognizance.
• James Turner, age 43, from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Firearm and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (3 Felony Convictions) Remanded to Orange County Jail.
• Joel K. Gadsen, age 45, from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (2 Felony Convictions) Remanded to Orange County Jail.
• Gerard Perkins, age 52, from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (4 Felony Convictions) Remanded to Orange County Jail
• Roy Brown, age 63: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (4 Felony Convictions) Remanded to Orange County Jail
• Willie Mcleod, age 37, Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd 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 2nd degree, Remanded to Orange County Jail
• Paul Reid, age 50, from Jamaica: Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree (1 Felony Conviction) Released on his Recognizance.
• Tiffany Rosa-Smaha, age 42: Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st degree - Remanded to Orange County Jail
• Joseph Stegall, age 32, from Newburgh: Criminal Sale of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd degree (2 Felony Convictions) remanded to Orange County Jail

Police seized a total of 17 firearms during the raid. An AK 47, three rifles, four AR ghost gun pistols, two ghost gun pistols, a Smith and Wesson Revolver and six semi-automatic handguns were recovered in the raids.

Officers also report seizing 3/4 of a kilogoram of cocaine, 4 ounces of crack-cocaine and 6 ounces of heroin/fentanyl.