3-Time Convicted Felon Faces 23 Drug, Weapon Charges

LIBERTY, NY — A three-time convicted felon was accused of having illegal drugs and illegal weapons, one of which was reported to be stolen.

The New York State Police said a search warrant was executed Monday at a Chestnut Street apartment in Liberty.

State Police Troop F Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team along with troopers from Troop F and Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Village of Liberty Police Department and the Sullivan County District Attorney's Office conducted the search and found the following, according to authorities:

• 110 grams of crack-cocaine
• 92 grams of cocaine
• 379 grams of fentanyl
• 492 grams of liquid PCP
• 426 grams of crystal methamphetamine
• 12 grams of suboxone strips
• One INT .45 caliber revolver
• One JMZ semi-auto 9mm handgun
• One loaded Beretta semi-auto .25 caliber handgun (stolen)

Also seized were a Second Chance bulletproof vest, a digital scale and more than $6,000 in United States currency, police said.

According to law enforcement, Malcolm Ford, 57, of Liberty was arrested and charged with:

• Two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, felonies
• First-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony
• Second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony
• Nine counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, felonies
• Five counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, felonies
• Three counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanors
• Possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor
• Criminal possession of stolen property, a misdemeanor

Police said Ford is a three-time convicted felon and was remanded to the custody of the Sullivan County Jail without bail.