ROCHESTER — Twenty-seven-year-old Jeffrey M. Patton of Rochester was sentenced to 18 months in prison following a conviction of possession with intent to distribute heroin,
Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas E. Gregory, who handled the case, stated that on Feb. 21, 2016, Patton was found inside an apartment at 1205 Jay St. in Rochester as parole officers with the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision were attempting to locate a parole absconder. While searching the residence, parole officers observed a firearm on top of a bedroom dresser and also located a quantity of heroin on Patton’s person. Officers from the Rochester Police Department responded to the location and after securing a search warrant, discovered additional items of contraband consistent with heroin distribution.
