MONTICELLO – Police in the Village of Monticello, working with the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and State Police, have arrested a Monticello man on four counts of possession of drugs, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and tampering with physical evidence.
At 1 p.m. on Wednesday, police received a 911 report that Ikeem Rogers, 32, had taken a 2023 Nissan Rogue without permission from the owner. A few minutes later, a deputy sheriff assisting Monticello Police spotted the vehicle on Route 17B. Rogers was driving alone and observed throwing a black bag out of a car window before being stopped by officers.
The black bag was recovered, and it contained 105 grams of powder and crack cocaine and 70 glassine envelopes with 22 grams of fentanyl. He also had $3,500 in cash on him when arrested.
Rogers was arraigned and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail without bail pending future court action.
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