2 Accused Of Having Stolen Handgun, Illegal Drugs In Poughkeepsie

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Two men were charged with multiple felonies after being accused of having illegal drugs and a stolen handgun.

The New York State Police said its Community Stabilization Unit and the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department Neighborhood Recovery Unit arrested two men Wednesday for felony gun and drug possession in the city of Poughkeepsie.

Around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, troopers and Poughkeepsie city police conducted a traffic stop on Main Street of a 2018 Honda Odyssey for multiple vehicle and traffic law violations.

The investigation found the two occupants — Montel N. Wilson, 35, of New York City, and Ernest P. Seymour Jr., 41, of Poughkeepsie — were in possession of a stolen Ruger SR-22 handgun, cocaine and MDMA, otherwise known as ecstasy, police said.

Both men were charged with:

• Two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony
• Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony
• Fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony
• Fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony
• Criminal possession of drug paraphernalia with a prior conviction, felony
• Criminal possession of a firearm, a felony
• Fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a felony

The men were arraigned in the City of Poughkeepsie Court and sent to the Dutchess County Jail without bail pending a future court proceeding.