{"id":67708,"date":"2025-09-04T15:14:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=67708"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:50:14","slug":"genesee-county-buffalo-man-facing-felony-drug-charges-after-yearlong-investigation-by-the-drug-task-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/genesee-county-buffalo-man-facing-felony-drug-charges-after-yearlong-investigation-by-the-drug-task-force\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Buffalo man facing felony drug charges after yearlong investigation by the Drug Task Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"67788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/genesee-county-buffalo-man-facing-felony-drug-charges-after-yearlong-investigation-by-the-drug-task-force\/howard-mug\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HOWARD-MUG.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"HOWARD MUG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HOWARD-MUG.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HOWARD-MUG.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HOWARD-MUG.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HOWARD-MUG.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HOWARD-MUG.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Information from a provided press release)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Drug Task Force, comprised of Police Officers from the Genesee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office and the Batavia Police Department, arrested a City of Buffalo man on September 3, 2025, as a result of a yearlong investigation into the possession, transportation and sale of crack cocaine in Genesee County.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffrey L. Howard Jr., AKA &#8220;Jimmy&#8221;, of Buffalo, NY, was taken into custody by Genesee County Sheriff&#8217;s Deputies on a sealed indictment warrant out of Genesee County Court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is alleged Howard, who is a known Bloods gang member from the City of Buffalo, sold a quantity of crack cocaine to an agent of the Genesee County Drug Task Force on multiple occasions.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffrey L. Howard Jr. AKA &#8220;Jimmy&#8221;, 25, of Buffalo NY was charged with the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree, a Class B-Felony (2Counts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree, a Class B-Felony (2Counts)<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Drug Task Force was assisted by Buffalo Police Department, uniformed Deputies from the Genesee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office and the Genesee County District Attorney&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was arraigned in Genesee County Court on September 5th, 2025, and bail was set at $2,500\/$5,000\/$10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Howard will next appear in court on September 23, 2025 at 11:00a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Information from a provided press release) The Genesee County Drug Task Force, comprised of Police Officers from the Genesee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office and the Batavia Police Department, arrested a City of Buffalo man on September 3, 2025, as a result of a yearlong investigation into the possession, transportation and sale \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/genesee-county-buffalo-man-facing-felony-drug-charges-after-yearlong-investigation-by-the-drug-task-force\/\">Continue reading<i 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