Two Poughkeepsie Residents Arrested on Felony Drug Charges

On January 21, 2025, Troopers stopped a 2012 Dodge Charger on Route 55 in the Town of LaGrange when the driver failed to come to a complete stop at a stop sign. Subsequent to an investigation, the occupants of the vehicle were found to possess approximately 1.22 kilograms of cocaine. Arturo Bonilla, age 25, and Taji Parker, age 24, both of Poughkeepsie, NY were charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 1stDegree, a Class A Felony, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, a Class B Felony.

Parker and Bonilla were arraigned in the Town of Stanford Court before the Hon. Dennis Buchal and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail without bail. They are scheduled to appear in the Town of LaGrange Court at a later date.