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Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of 4K Fentanyl Pills, On LI: DA

The man possessed more than 4,000 pressed fentanyl pills, 200 pressed methamphetamine pills, and three loaded firearms, the DA says.

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Shanti Felton, 20, was hiding out at a residence in Bay Shore to avoid being apprehended for an alleged armed robbery that occurred in Virginia in May 202, the DA said.
Shanti Felton, 20, was hiding out at a residence in Bay Shore to avoid being apprehended for an alleged armed robbery that occurred in Virginia in May 202, the DA said. (Office of Suffolk County DA)

BAY SHORE, NY — A Virginia man pleaded guilty in court on Monday to illegally possessing more than 4,000 pressed fentanyl pills, more than 200 pressed methamphetamine pills, and three loaded firearms — including a pistol modified to function as a machine gun — on Long Island, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced.

On Oct. 19, 2022, members of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Suffolk County
Police Department, and United States Marshals Service learned that Shanti Felton, 20, was hiding out at a residence in Bay Shore to avoid being apprehended for an alleged armed robbery that occurred in Virginia in May 2021.

In a search warrant, law enforcement recovered 4,035 blue pressed fentanyl pills, 220 orange pressed methamphetamine pills, $5,510 in cash, and four cellphones, from the Bay Shore home, prosecutors said. (Office of Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney)

When law enforcement approached the residence, they saw Felton attempting to flee through a basement window while armed with a fully automatic and loaded pistol that had no serial number and was modified with a glock switch, according to court documents and the defendant’s admissions during his guilty plea allocution.

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After a brief standoff with law enforcement, Felton dropped the pistol and surrendered.

When law enforcement approached the Bay Shore residence, they saw Felton attempting to flee through a basement window while armed with a fully automatic and loaded pistol that had no serial number and was modified with a glock switch. (Office of Suffolk County District Attorney)

Law enforcement then executed a search warrant at the residence and found two additional loaded firearms, 4,035 blue pressed fentanyl pills, 220 orange pressed methamphetamine pills, $5,510 in cash, and four cellphones, prosecutors said.

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"This case highlights the effectiveness of law enforcement working together at the local and federal level to remove a dangerous individual from our streets," said Tierney. "Not only
did this defendant have a cache of illegal weapons, but he also had thousands of dangerous pills.
Luckily, we caught this fugitive without any of our officers or members of the public getting
injured."

Law enforcement also recovered two additional loaded firearms, prosecutors said. (Office of Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney)

Felton pleaded guilty before Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable Anthony S. Senft Jr., to first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, prosecutors said.

He is due back in court for sentencing on Dec. 8 and is expected to be sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision.

Patch reached out to Matthew Hereth, Felton's attorney, for comment.

The charges related to the alleged armed robbery that occurred in Virginia in May 2021 are still
pending, Tierney's office said.

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