KINGSTON – The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Intelligence Unit and Corrections K-9 Unit have arrested 11 people responsible for organizing and trafficking narcotics inside the county jail in Kingston.
During the investigation, some 650 doses of Suboxone were seized in the jail with an approximate street value of $3,250 and an estimated jail value of $32,500.
Officers also tracked approximately $16,000 in commissary funds and cash app funds used by incarcerated individuals and their associates who were not in jail to facilitate the trafficking operation.
All 11 people were indicted and warrants of arrest were issued. In January, they were all arrested and charged with felony conspiracy.
Arrested were:
Barbara Wilson, 59, of Kerhonkson
Angel Lyons, 32, of Lake Katrine
Kevin Drake, 34, of Kingston
James Hasbrouck, 32, Esopus
Peter Bonavita, 49, of Kingston
William Ramos, 37, of Lloyd
Devin Pope, 30, of Esopus
Lisa Mosely, 50, of Kingston
Phillip Canino, 43, of Lloyd
Tara Dougherty, 51, of Kingston
Ramon Velez, 54, of Plattekill
Defendants Ramos, Pope and Hasbrouck were previously incarcerated in the Ulster County Jail and are now in state prison on unrelated charges.
Velez and Drake were incarcerated in the county jail and remain on unrelated charges.
Lyons, Bonavita, Mosely, and Canino were remanded to the county jail. Dougherty and Wilson were released on their own recognizance.
“These individuals showed complete disregard of the law by smuggling drugs and contraband in the Ulster County Jail,” said Sheriff Juan Figueroa.
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