Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Tammy Webster, 33, and Victoria Webster, 30, both of Greenport, were indicted for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and other related charges after allegedly possessing fentanyl and cocaine in their home where their two-year-old child was living.
“These two defendants were allegedly in possession of fentanyl and cocaine, which are two of the deadliest drugs poisoning our neighborhoods,” said District Attorney Tierney. “To make matters worse, these drugs were allegedly found near food items which could have turned deadly if those items were consumed by others, including their innocent child.”
According to the investigation, on December 5, 2023, members of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office East End Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the defendants’ Greenport residence. As the officers approached the home, Tammy Webster was observed to be sitting inside her vehicle, which was parked in the driveway, and allegedly in possession of fentanyl and cocaine. When law enforcement officers entered the residence, they saw Victoria Webster with the couple’s two-year-old child. During a search of the defendants’ home, officers allegedly discovered 234 grams of fentanyl and 44 grams of cocaine inside a kitchen cabinet. Next to food items such as ice cream cones and brownie mix.
Law enforcement also allegedly recovered a digital scale, drug packaging materials, multiple cell phones, and over $50,000 in cash from the home. The Suffolk County Crime Laboratory tested the materials seized and confirmed that they contained fentanyl and cocaine.
Tammy Webster was indicted for the following charges:
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, a Class A-I felony;
- Four counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, Intent to Sell, Class B felonies;
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B felony;
- One count of Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor;
- Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a Class A misdemeanor; and
- One count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a Class A misdemeanor.
Victoria Webster was indicted for the following charges:
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, a Class A-I felony;
- Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, Intent to Sell, Class B felonies;
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B felony;
- One count of Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor; and
- One count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a Class A misdemeanor.
On December 18, 2023, both defendants were arraigned on the indictment before Acting Supreme Court Justice John B. Collins. Justice Collins ordered both defendants be held on $150,000 cash, $1.5 million bond, or $1.5 million partially secured bond during the pendency of their cases. Tammy Webster is due back in court on January 25, 2024, and she is being represented by Steve Politi, Esq. Victoria Webster is due back in court on January 31, 2024, and she is being represented by Keith O’Halloran, Esq.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s East End Drug Task Force is comprised of members of the District Attorney Investigators, East Hampton Town Police Department, New York State Police, Riverhead Police Department, Southold Police Department, Southampton Town Police Department, the Suffolk County Police Department, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Gabriella DeRosa of the Narcotics Bureau and was investigated by Police Officer Daniel Lillis of the Southold Police Department assigned to the SCDA’s East End Drug Task Force.
Criminal complaints and indictments are merely accusatory instruments. Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. No one is above the law.