Allegany County Sheriff Rick Whitney reports that following a lengthy investigation regarding illegal narcotics possession and sales in the Town of Friendship, Investigators from the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit on Tuesday July 15th arrested Nathan A. Bowker, age 25 of County Road 1 in Friendship, on an Allegany County Grand Jury Indictment Warrant charging Bowker with 2 counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree, and 2 counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree, all class B felonies.
The arrest stems from an incident in which Bowker allegedly sold illegal narcotics to an agent of the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit on two separate occasions in the Town of Friendship.
Bowker was arraigned in Allegany County Court and sent to the County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond. He’ll reappear in Allegany County Court on July 17th for further proceedings.
All citizens are encouraged to call the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit Hotline at (585) 268-9782 with any drug related information. Any and all information is important and regarded as strictly confidential.