AVON — Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Steuben County resident on felony drug charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 390 in the Town of Avon.
On Oct. 8 at approximately 6:15 p.m., Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Page was assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Highway Patrol Unit when he observed a vehicle operating on Interstate 390 in violation of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law.
The Deputy conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and later made contact with the passenger, who was identified as 44-year-old Cirilo Hernandez of Hornell, N.Y.
The Deputy suspected that there was drug activity in the vehicle and conducted a drug investigation.
As a result of the investigation, Hernandez was found to be in possession of crack cocaine.
Hernandez was arrested and charged with felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree.
Hernandez was transported and turned over to Central Booking Deputies at the Livingston County Jail for arrest processing and pre-arraignment detention.
Hernandez was later arraigned at the Livingston County Centralized Arraignment Part at the Livingston County Jail before Town of Mount Morris Justice Ossont.
The Judge remanded Hernandez to the Custody of the Sheriff without the possibility of bail due to him having two or more prior felony convictions.
The Livingston County Public Defender’s Office was present and represented Hernandez at the court arraignment for his defense.
The Livingston County District Attorney’s Office was also present to represent the People.
