Port Jervis Man, Convicted Of Drug Possession, Receives Sentence

GOSHEN, NY — A Port Jervis man will be going to prison after being convicted by a jury of illegally having fentanyl and cocaine.

Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler said Sheldon Cooper, 36, of Port Jervis, was sentenced to an aggregate sentence of 10 years for third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony.

Prosecutors said he was arrested following the execution of a search warrant at the Hampton Inn located in the town of Wallkill in July.

Among the items seized during the search were about 43 grams of fentanyl, 9.5 grams of cocaine, a digital scale, packaging materials commonly used for narcotics sales, $4,621 and about 34.5 grams of a substance commonly used as a cutting agent by those involved in drug sales.

At the time of the execution of the warrant, there was also a 2-1/2-year-old child in the hotel room.

Hoovler said fentanyl is lethal and is increasingly linked to overdose deaths.

"I hope the significant sentence in this case stands as a warning to others that dealing dangerous drugs will not be tolerated," he said. "My office will continue to prioritize the prosecution of drug dealers and seek to hold them accountable, including by litigating the charges brought by law enforcement through to verdict."