2 Indicted In Connection With Selling Cocaine Out Of A Restaurant In Shirley: DA

RIVERSIDE, NY — A pair of people has been indicted in connection with selling cocaine from their Jamaican-style restaurant, Stop n Nyamm, in Shirley, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Wednesday.

Carlton Williams, 58, and Rohan Rose, 47, both of Farmingville, were indicted for criminal possession of a controlled substance and other related charges, according to his office.

Tierney noted that "a restaurant is a place where people come together over a meal, not a place where deadly drugs like cocaine and fentanyl should allegedly be bought and sold."

“These defendants allegedly did just that, turning a community gathering spot into a drug distribution operation," he added.

Williams faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the top count.

His attorney, Robert Macedonio of Islip Terrace, told Patch that he has not yet been provided with any discovery in the case.

Williams entered a plea of not guilty, Macedonio said.

"We are looking forward to reviewing all of the evidence and vigorously defending Mr. Williams," he added.

Rose faces up to nine years in prison if convicted of the top count.

Patch has reached out to his attorney, Michael Brown of Central Islip.

Between January and February 2026, an undercover officer
assigned to the DA Fentanyl Task Force purchased cocaine from Williams on multiple occasions, including at Stop n Nyamm, a Jamaican restaurant that Williams owns and operates, according to prosecutors.

The undercover saw Williams retrieve cocaine from a fake soda can with a false bottom, which was kept underneath a counter at the restaurant, they said.

On another occasion, Williams arranged for Rose, his nephew and an employee of Stop n Nyamm, to complete a drug transaction, prosecutors said.

On Feb. 13, 2026, law enforcement executed court-ordered search warrants at Stop n Nyamm and Williams’ apartment, prosecutors said, adding that from the restaurant, officers found around one-and-a-half ounces of cocaine and two ounces of fentanyl, much of which was packaged for individual
sale, various false-bottom soda cans, and around $1,500 in cash.

At the apartment, officers found around a kilo-and-a-half of cocaine, a half kilo of fentanyl, more than $39,000 in cash, and distribution paraphernalia, including blenders, hydraulic presses, cutting agents, drug packaging materials, and digital scales, according to prosecutors.

In Rose’s bedroom, officers found three extended ammunition magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds each, prosecutors said.

Williams was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, four counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, 10 counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

He was additionally charged with one count of fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and five counts of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia.

He was ordered held on $250,000, $1,000,000 bond, or $2,50,000 partially secured bond during the pendency of the case.

He is due back in court on May 1.

Rose was charged with one count of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, five counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and two counts of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia.

He was ordered held on $10,000, $20,000 bond or $40,000 partially secured bond during the pendency of the case.

He is due back in court on May 6.

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