NEWPORT — Aray Stevens, 35, of Bellows Falls, entered pleas of guilty on March 15th to the felony offenses of aggravated driving while intoxicated, reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to sell crack cocaine, possession with intent to distribute the controlled drug heroin, and possession of crack cocaine.
Stevens was sentenced to a 3-7 year term of incarceration on the reckless conduct with a deadly weapon charge, the aggravated driving while intoxicated charge, the possession with intent to sell heroin charge, and the possession of crack cocaine charge. Those sentences will be served concurrently with each other.
Stevens further received a 5-10 year sentence at the Hampshire State Prison for conspiracy to sell crack cocaine. That sentence was suspended for 10 years, conditioned upon his good behavior and compliance with the terms of his sentence, and if imposed, will be served consecutively to the 3-7 year sentences.
On Oct. 25, 2017, Charlestown Police Department received a motor vehicle operation complaint. Stevens was subsequently located at a residence at 77 Cobb Hill Road and identified as the subject of the complaint.
Stevens, after a brief contact with law enforcement, fled the scene on his motorcycle. tevens traveled through the town of Charlestown at a very high rate of speed and ultimately crashed his motorcycle. Stevens was airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
A subsequent investigation determined Stevens was under the influence of the controlled drug, cocaine, and that Stevens had traveled to Charlestown for the purposes of selling the controlled drug crack cocaine. A search of Stevens backpack established that he had in his possession a quantity of the controlled drug, heroin, a scale, packaging materials, and a quantity of the controlled drug crack cocaine.
A large amount of United States currency was also seized at the scene of the collision.
The law enforcement community of Sullivan County remains steadfast in its efforts to address the distribution and procurement of dangerous drugs in this community, a press release stated. The Sullivan County Attorney’s Office is determined to pursue appropriate sentences designed to keep the people of Sullivan County safe, while further addressing the dangerous influences of controlled drugs at all phases of the criminal prosecution, the release added.
New Hampshire State Police Trooper William Neilsen conducted this investigation, along with the Charlestown Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Deputy Sullivan County Attorney Justin Hersh.
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