0.315 Grams Of Cocaine Could Equal 45 Years Behind Bars For Freeport Dealer: Authorities
A Long Island man with a lengthy criminal history was convicted of selling cocaine to an undercover cop three times, authorities said Thursday, Aug. 20.
Ishmel Owens, 34, of Freeport, faces up to 45 years in prison because of his previous record, the Suffolk County District attorney’s office said.
Cops began investigating Owens in April 2025 and set up an undercover operation, in which he sold a total of 0.315 grams of cocaine to an officer at three separate meetups on April 24, April 30, and May 30 of that year, prosecutors said.
Owens was arrested on Jan. 14, 2026, in Inwood, Nassau Coun…
Man Assaulted With Glass Bottle: Mount Olive PD
A 44-year-old Budd Lake man was arrested and charged after he assaulted a person with a glass bottle, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 5.
At 1:03 a.m., on Sunday, July 26, officers responded to a residence on Budd Lake after a man reported he was struck by a glass bottle, causing it to break, by Cristian Rodriguezgonzalez, Mount Olive police said.
Officers located Rodriguezgonzalez and after a brief struggle, placed him under arrest, police said. He was charged with aggravated assault and multiple weapons offenses, police said.
