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Office of the District Attorney P. David Soares
Drug Dealer Found Guilty in Absentia Returns To Court ALBANY , NY – Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares announced today that IJAL SUDLER, 27, of Brooklyn, NY, was arraigned this morning on a bench warrant arising out of his failure to appear for trial on October 15 th, 2007. The US Marshals apprehended SUDLER outside of Richmond Virginia last month. On Friday, October 19, 2007, SUDLER was found guilty after trial by jury of (3) counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class “B” Felony, (1) count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree, a Class “C” Felony and (1) count of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree, a Class “A” Misdemeanor in front of the Honorable Stephen W. Herrick. SUDLER was out on $20,000 bail, but failed to show up to his original trial date on September 10, 2007. Over a month later, the trial proceeded without SUDLER and he was subsequently found guilty. SUDLER faces up to 30 years in prison. On November 3, 2006 at approximately 4:48 P.M. in the area of 164 Sherman Street in the City of Albany, SUDLER did knowingly and unlawfully posses one-half ounce or more of a narcotic drug, cocaine, with intent to sell it. Additionally, SUDLER knowingly possessed materials suitable for the packaging of narcotic drugs, consisting of plastic baggies with intent to use the same for the purposes of unlawfully manufacturing, packaging and dispensing of any narcotic drug or stimulant. Sentencing for SUDLER is scheduled for Friday, February 15, 2008. # # # For further information contact: Heather Streeter Orth
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