AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (WNYT) \u2014 State Police said an Amsterdam man was arrested after officers found a loaded handgun, cocaine and drug paraphernalia during a search tied to a local investigation.<\/p>\n
According to investigators, troopers and the Fulton County Sheriff\u2019s Office arrested Jamal L. Decoteau-Hird, 28, on May 26. He is charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n
Police said the arrest followed an ongoing Fulton County Sheriff\u2019s Office investigation and a search warrant at Decoteau-Hird\u2019s home near West Main Street in Amsterdam. During the search, police said they found an illegally possessed loaded handgun, felony weight narcotics that field-tested positive for cocaine and drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n
Police said Decoteau-Hird was found in Amsterdam. He was arraigned in Amsterdam City Court and sent to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10,000 cash, $50,000 bond or a $100,000 partially secured bond.<\/p>\n
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