For More Information Contact:
Drug Task Force Coordinator, Detective Sergeant Adam D. Harris
Dutchess County District Attorney, Anthony P. Parisi
The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force has been investigating the sale of crack cocaine and other dangerous drugs in the area of Main Street between Hamilton and Clinton Streets. This investigation began after the Drug Task Force received complaints from residents regarding subjects selling narcotics in that area at all hours of the day. The Drug Task Force also received a complaint from a City of Poughkeepsie official alleging drug activity in that area as well. The Drug Task Force Agents began purchasing cocaine from an individual on multiple occasions in that area and identified him as the subject responsible for the narcotics sales alleged in the numerous complaints received by the Drug Task Force. This individual was identified as Ronald Davis, age 47, from the City of Poughkeepsie.
On 05/22/24 Drug Task Force Agents apprehended Davis on Main Street and subsequently executed a search warrant at his residence resulting in the seizure of a large quantity of crack cocaine packaged and ready for sale.
Davis has multiple charges pending related to this investigation including Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance with intent to sell in the Third Degree, a Class B felony. Davis was arraigned in the City of Poughkeepsie Court and he was remanded to the Justice and Transition Center with no bail.
The Drug Task Force was assisted by the District Attorney’s Violent Crime and Dangerous Drug Bureau during this investigation.
The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force warns the public that cocaine is often mixed with fentanyl, a dangerous drug that is the leading cause of overdose deaths in Dutchess County.
If anyone has information regarding this case or about any other individuals selling drugs in Dutchess County, you are urged to contact the Drug Task Force confidential tip line at 845-463-6040 or by sending an email to the following web address: DrugTaskForceTips@gmail.com.
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.
