The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office announces the arrests of three more individuals stemming from a May 26,2017 traffic stop on Wyoming Road in the Town of Covington.
The original traffic stop led to the immediate arrest of Scott A. Moulton, 45, of Linwood Ave., Warsaw, on the charges including criminal possession of a controlled substance 3rd and DWAI/drugs. During the traffic stop, cell phones were seized from Scott Moulton and his three passengers.
A search warrant to search the cell phone contents was signed by a Town of Covington Court Judge and the cell phone contents were then secured by a Wyoming County Evidence Technician. Due to evidence on the cell phones, charges were drawn up against the remaining three vehicle passengers.
On June 9, 2017, Jazmyn R. Moulton, 21, of Linwood Ave., Warsaw, who was already incarcerated in the Wyoming County Jail on an unrelated charge, was arrested in the jail and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance 3rd, a class B felony. Jazmyn Moulton was arraigned in the Town of Covington Court where bail was set at $1,000.00 cash bail or $2,500.00 bond. Jazmyn Moulton is scheduled to return to Covington Court on June 19, 2017 for further proceedings.
Arrest Warrants were obtained for Nicolas A. O’Connor, 26, and his wife, Ruth M. O’Connor, 37, both of Counselhouse Road, Caneadea, NY, for the same charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance 3rd, a class B felony.
On June 14, 2017, Nicolas O’Connor and Ruth O’Connor were arrested by New York State Police in Allegany County, NY and then turned over to Wyoming County Sheriff’s Deputies.
Nicolas O’Connor and Ruth O’Connor were both arraigned in the Town of Perry Court where bail was set at $10,000.00 cash bail or $20,000.00 bond. They are scheduled to return to the Town of Covington Court on June 19, 2017 for further proceedings.
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(THE FOLLOWING WAS PREVIOUSLY RELEASED) Scott A. Moulton was arrested following a traffic stop on Wyoming Road in the Town of Covington. Moulton was the driver of a 2001 Saturn which was stopped for a speeding infraction that occurred on State Route 19 in the Town of Covington. During the traffic stop Moulton displayed signs of drug use, and Moulton failed roadside field sobriety testing.
After Moulton’s arrest, Deputy Michael Wade of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, with his K9 Partner Hondo, assisted with a vehicle search. K9 Hondo alerted to the front hood area of the vehicle, and a subsequent search of the engine compartment led to the discovery of 31 glassine bags containing heroin which were hidden inside the air filtration housing.
Moulton was taken to the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office where he underwent a drug influence evaluation by a certified drug recognition expert. Moulton was found to be impaired by multiple drug categories following the evaluation. Moulton was charged with Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, Driving While Ability Impaired by the Combined Influence of Drugs, Failure to Notify DMV of Change of Address, and Speed in Zone. Moulton was charged further with a Class B Felony charge of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree for possessing a narcotic drug with intent to sell. Moulton was arraigned in Warsaw Court where he was remanded to Wyoming County Jail in lieu of $10,000.00 cash bail or bond. Moulton was scheduled to return to the Town of Covington Court on June 19, 2017 at 1930hrs for further proceedings.