Police: 3 Ulster Residents Arrested After Selling Drugs to Undercover Cops
3 Ulster County residents were arrested, in 3 separate cases, after all 3 allegedly sold an assortment of drugs to undercover officers.
For some time, URGENT has been investigating narcotic sales in the Town of Esopus, Plattekill, and Ulster.
Police say recently 52-year-old Scott E. Craig, of Kingston sold methadone to an undercover cop. He was charged with 3rd-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and 3rd-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, felonies.
David P. Mulligan, 47, was arrested at his home in Plattekill after he allegedly sold oxycodone to undercover officers. He was charged with 3rd-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and 3rd-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, felonies.
Officials say undercover police purchased cocaine from Sarah M. Schatzel, 28, of Saugerties. During processing she was allegedly in possession of suboxone. She was charged with 3rd-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and 7th-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.
Craig was arraigned in the Town of Ulster Court and remanded to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 secured bond, to return to Esopus Town Court at a later time.
Mulligan was arraigned in the Town of Rosendale Court and remanded to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 secured bond, to return to the Town of Plattekill Court at a later time.
Schatzel was arraigned in the Town of Ulster Court and released after posting $5,000 cash bail at the court, to return at a later time.
The following agencies have members assigned to URGENT: Ulster County Sheriff's Office, Ulster County District Attorney's Office, Town of Woodstock Police, Town of Lloyd Police, Town of Shandaken Police, Ulster County Probation, Town of Plattekill Police, Town of Marlborough Police, Town of New Paltz Police, Village of Ellenville Police and the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations.