LIVONIA — Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Genesee County resident on felony drug and Driving While Intoxicated charges following a traffic stop.
On July 19 at approximately 9:26 p.m., Sheriff’s Deputy Hunter Wester conducted a traffic stop on Big Tree Road in the Town of Livonia for a violation of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Contact was made with the operator of the vehicle, who was identified as 23-year-old Andrew Englerth of LeRoy.
During the encounter, the Deputy suspected that Englerth was under the influence of alcohol.
Deputy Wester conducted a DWI Investigation, which included the performance of standardized field sobriety tests.
At the conclusion of the roadside investigation, Englerth was taken into custody for Driving While Intoxicated.
Englerth was transported to the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters in Geneseo, where he was offered a breathalyzer to determine his blood alcohol content.
Deputy Ryan Schirmer of the Jail Division administered the test, which revealed that Englerth had a blood alcohol content of .12%.
While at the Sheriff’s Headquarters, it was also discovered that Englerth possessed a quantity of crack cocaine which he had concealed on his person.
Englerth was charged with felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree, felony Tampering with Physical Evidence, misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated and violations of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Englerth was turned over to Central Booking Deputies at the Livingston County Jail for arrest processing and pre-arraignment detention.
Englerth was later arraigned at the Livingston County Centralized Arraignment Part at the Livingston County Jail before Town of Lima Justice Harris.
The Judge released Englerth on his own recognizance due to the offenses not qualifying for bail under the NYS Justice Reform Act.
