Upstate NY Officer Found with Cocaine in Unmarked Sheriff’s Car on Thruway, Troopers Say

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Herkimer County, N.Y. - An on-duty sheriff’s lieutenant has been charged with multiple felonies after cocaine was discovered in an unmarked sheriff’s car he was driving on the Thruway, troopers said. The drugs were discovered during a traffic stop on the interstate in Herkimer County, State Police said in a news release Saturday.

NY Sheriff's Lieutenant Arrested on Cocaine and Corruption Charges

When the Law Breaks the Law: NY Sheriff’s Lieutenant Arrested on Drug and Corruption Charges A Badge, a Bag of Cocaine, and a Betrayal of Public Trust in Otsego County A law enforcement officer sworn to uphold the law was arrested instead for breaking it. On May 29, 2026, New York State Police took Lieutenant Thomas Fellrath, 35, of Hartwick, NY, into custody on three serious charges, including felony drug possession, after allegedly finding 10 …