LLOYD — A Schenectady man faces multiple felony charges after New York State Police discovered more than 800 grams of cocaine during a traffic stop on the New York State Thruway.
Members of the State Police Troop F Community Stabilization Unit stopped a 2024 Buick traveling northbound in the town of Lloyd at approximately 9:08 p.m. on April 3 for multiple vehicle and traffic violations.
The driver and sole occupant was identified as Teddy Pulliam, 57, of Schenectady.
During the stop, State Police K9 Kell conducted an exterior search of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of illegal narcotics.
A subsequent search revealed over 800 grams of cocaine, one gram of fentanyl, a digital scale, packaging materials, and more than $1,900 in U.S. currency.
Pulliam was taken into custody and transported to State Police Highland for processing.
He was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 1st Degree, a Class A Felony; Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree, a Class B Felony; Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor; two counts of Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia in the 2nd Degree, Class A Misdemeanors; and multiple vehicle and traffic violations.
Following arraignment in the Town of Lloyd Court Centralized Arraignment Part, Pulliam was remanded to Ulster County Jail.
The investigation remains ongoing.
