For More Information Contact:
Detective Sergeant Adam D. Harris Drug Task Force Coordinator
The Dutchess County Drug Task Force reports the arrest of Kevon T. Witter, age 41 of the City of Poughkeepsie for Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance Third Degree. Kevon T. Whitter is currently being held pending arraignment in the City of Poughkeepsie Court.
The Dutchess County Drug Task Force has been investigating complaints of drug dealers operating in the area of Smith Street in the City of Poughkeepsie as well as recent overdose deaths occurring within the Poughkeepsie area. After an investigation by the Drug Task Force into drug sales in this area, a search warrant was obtained for 47 Smith Street and executed on 03/21/22 with the assistance of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit and K-9 Unit. Multiple subjects were detained and found to have arrest warrants in Pennsylvania, New York City, and the Town of Poughkeepsie. The identities of these subjects are being withheld do to an ongoing investigation as well as possible additional charges being filed.
The Dutchess County Drug Task Force encourages the public to contact the Drug Tip Line DrugTaskForceTips@gmail.com or call 845-463-6040 and provide information on drug dealers in your neighborhoods and communities throughout Dutchess County.
The Drug Task Force’s core mission is to do everything possible to prevent overdose deaths in Dutchess County by utilizing proactive law enforcement activities focused on drug dealers providing poison to vulnerable community members fighting drug addiction.
As with any criminal case, the charge described above is merely an accusation and Kevon T. Witter is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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