Snyder Denied Bail After Large Potter County Cocaine Bust
Judge denies bail for Snyder and wife
COUDERSPORT – According to court records, District Magistrate Delores G. Bristol yesterday denied bail in the case against David Snyder at a Preliminary Arraignment Hearing.
Snyder is currently incarcerated in the Potter County Jail on multiple Felony charges including four counts of delivery of cocaine, four counts of conspiracy to deliver cocaine, one count of possession with the intent to deliver cocaine, one count of possession with the intent to deliver heroin, one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to deliver cocaine and one count of dealing in proceeds of unlawful activity.
The charges stem from an investigation that began in 2005, when undercover agents allegedly purchased ounce quantities of cocaine from Snyder and his associates.
A Special Prosecutor from the Attorney General’s office, Patrick F. Leonard, Esq., will come to Potter County to manage the case against Snyder and fellow defendants.
Snyder’s wife, Tara Snyder, who was charged with one count of possession with the intent to deliver cocaine and one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to deliver cocaine, was also denied bail following a Preliminary Arraignment yesterday at 1:30 pm in the same courtroom.
Two other defendants who were charged in connection with the drug distribution ring, Rich L. Pratt, 57, of Whiteville, NY, and Greg D. Lampman, 52, of Ulysses, PA, who were both charged with one count of possession with the intent to deliver cocaine and one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to deliver cocaine, were released from jail on $15,000 unsecured bail.
Donna L. Gibble, 42, of Genesee, PA, remains incarcerated after failing to post $25,000 straight bail. She was also charged with Perjury in addition to one count of criminal conspiracy to possess with the intent to deliver cocaine.
No further information was available concerning Jorge Stuart, who was listed as the main supplier of drugs from New Jersey.
