Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Catherine Baumgarten, who is handling the case, stated that from December 2011 through January 2012, Patton sold fentanyl patches to an undercover police officer multiple times.
The defendant was arraigned today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy and was released custody. He is due back in court on Oct. 19, 2015 at 11:00 a.m.
The indictment is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Field Division and the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Commissioner Daniel Derenda.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
