Date of Incident: Tuesday, February 13, 2018  | Time of Incident: 1100 Hrs
Township: Kingsbury  | Case # 2017-014568

INCIDENT SUMMARY: According to Sheriff Jeffrey J. Murphy, Karim A. Thaxton, 38, of Whitehall, NY was arrested on a Indictment Warrant issued from Washington County Court after a lengthy investigation into Heroin Sales in the Hudson Falls area. Thaxton is being held at the Washington County Jail on unrelated charges and is also on Parole with New York State Parole and Community Supervision.

Charges Filed: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree

Officer (s) Handling: Washington County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Unit

ASSISTING AGENCIES: Hudson Falls PD, Glens Falls PD, New York State Police BCI Greenwich

News Release completed by: Investigator Harold Spiezio III