Father, Son Drug Traffickers Sentenced In Orange County

PORT JERVIS, NY — An Orange County father and son were sentenced to spend time behind bars for their roles in running a drug trafficking operation.

District Attorney David Hoovler said Wednesday that Richard McInturff, 32, of Port Jervis, was sentenced to an aggregate term of 17 to 19 years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision in connection with his guilty plea to operating as a major drug trafficker, first-degree escape and second-degree attempted assault.

Larry McInturff, 66, of Port Jervis, who Richard McInturff’s father, was sentenced to a split sentence of six months in Orange County Jail and five years of probation in connection with his guilty plea to tampering with physical evidence.

Prosecutors said, on March 18, 2021, members of the Port Jervis City Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group executed a search warrant at Richard McInturff’s home in Port Jervis.

The search warrant was part of an investigation into the illicit sales of heroin in Port Jervis.

Detectives recovered 7,892 packets of suspected heroin and a scale of the type commonly used to weigh narcotics when being packages for sale.

During the plea proceedings, Richard McInturff admitted that he, acting as a profiteer, knowingly possessed 7,892 glassine envelopes of a powdery substance containing fentanyl/heroin, with the intent to sell them. The value of the narcotics exceeded $75,000.

He further admitted to escaping from custody while at the Port Jervis police department March 19, 2021, after being charged with felony operation as a major trafficker.

In his plea, Larry McInturff admitted that on March 20, 2021, he was speaking with his son while the son was incarcerated at the Orange County Jail.

At his son’s direction, Larry McInturff concealed a key ring with keys to an apartment that belonged to Richard McInturff, while knowing it would be used as evidence in the trial against his son.

Hoovler said the arrest, prosecution and sentence of Richard McInturff serves as a major disruption to the deadly narcotics trade in western Orange County.

“Drug dealers should take heed that law enforcement is laser focused on the battle against the scourge of opioids, particularly fentanyl, that are killing people every day,” he said.