Felony Gun And Drug Seizure In Poughkeepsie

PRESS RELEASE

On April 23, 2024, the New York State Police Community Stabilization Unit and the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department Neighborhood Recovery Unit arrested two men for felony gun and drug possession in the city of Poughkeepsie.

At approximately 5:30 p.m., members of the State Police and City of Poughkeepsie Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Main Street of a 2018 Honda Odyssey for multiple vehicle and traffic law violations. Investigation found the two occupants, Montel N. Wilson, age 35, of New York, NY, and Ernest P. Seymour Jr., age 41, of Poughkeepsie, NY, were in possession of a stolen Ruger SR-22 handgun, cocaine, and MDMA (3,4-Methyl​enedioxy​methamphetamine).

Both subjects were arrested for two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3^rd degree, a class B felony, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2^nd degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 4^th degree, both C felonies, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5^th degree, Criminal Possession of Drug Paraphernalia with a Prior Conviction, both class D felonies, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 4^th degree, both class E felonies.

They were arraigned before the city of Poughkeepsie Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail without bail pending a future court proceeding.