PITTSFORD — Scott Chandler, 47, of Pittsford, was recently sentenced to serve one year and one day of imprisonment for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and cocaine base.
Chandler was also ordered to serve a three-year term of supervised release after his incarceration.
According to court records, Chandler was first suspected of drug distribution activity in the spring of 2020.
On May 24, Chandler was stopped by a Vermont State Trooper while he was driving his truck north from Massachusetts into Vermont on I-91.
After a canine alerted to Chandler’s truck, the truck was seized pending a state search warrant.
While the truck was impounded, Chandler was detected surveilling the impound lot at the State Police barracks and suspected of plotting to enter the lot to access the seized truck.
Police say they attempted to approach Chandler, resulting in Chandler fleeing the area on a motorcycle at a high rate of speed.
Chandler crashed the motorcycle and was apprehended.
A search of Chandler’s truck resulted in the seizure of approximately 600 bags of fentanyl, approximately 13 grams of cocaine, and approximately 1 gram of cocaine base.
The grand larceny case remains pending in Vermont Superior Court.
