SHERRILL, N.Y. – On Sunday, July 27 state police from SP Oneida conducted a traffic stop on a 2024 Nissan Altima in the city of Sherrill. They had received a BOLO alert from Madison County 911 regarding a vehicle operating erratically in the city of Oneida.
Troopers found that the Altima’s operator, Edwight LaFlair, 27, Syracuse, was exhibiting signs of impairment and failed standardized field sobriety tests. Troopers took LaFlair into custody and charged him with driving while intoxicated.
During an inventory of the vehicle troopers discovered narcotics, a loaded handgun with a defaced serial number and drug-related paraphernalia.
LaFlair later provided a breath sample at SP Oneida, which registered a .12% BAC.
A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of the following:
– approximately 139.8 grams of cocaine.
– approximately 12.4 grams of fentanyl.
– two Glock handguns, models 17 and 40.
– a 33-round, high-capacity magazine.
– ammunition.
– additional drug-related items.
As a result of the investigation, troopers arrested LaFlair and charged him with:
– driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.
– willful defacement of a firearm, a class D felony.
– second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class C felony.
– third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class D felony.
– third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony.
– numerous vehicle and traffic law violations.
Troopers transported LaFlair to the Oneida County Jail pending arraignment at CAP Court.
SP Oneida Uniform and BCI members conducted the investigation with assistance from the Troop D Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team.
