Columbia County Convicted Felon Faces 16 New Felonies: Police

GREENPORT, NY — A search warrant executed in the town of Greenport yielded a large seizure of drugs and firearms, police officials said.

The New York State Police said, on Thursday, troopers searched the home of a convicted felon on Joslen Boulevard in Greenport.

An investigation by the state police Community Stabilization Unit, Violent Gangs and Narcotic Enforcement Team, Major Crimes Unit, Special Investigations Unit and the Hudson Police Department developed sufficient evidence for the application of a search warrant for Anthony Servider’s residence. The warrant was granted by a local magistrate.

Authorities said they found about $16,000 in United States currency, 16.7 grams of MDA or Sally, 132.9 grams of ketamine, 250.3 grams of MDMA or ecstasy, 11/4 grams of LSD, 122.4 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, 21.7 grams of DMT and small quantities of heroin and methamphetamine. Three handguns and four long guns with ammunition were also discovered, police said.

Servider, 50, of Greenport, was arrested and charged with 16 felonies, including criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a firearm, and three misdemeanors, including criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

He was arraigned in the Town of Greenport Court and sent to the Columbia County Jail without bail.