Man who hid heroin in instant potato box sentenced

BY STACI WILSON

The man police found with 1,000 bags of heroin in a box of mashed potatoes pleaded guilty and was sentenced on drug charges Friday in Susquehanna County Court.

Lloyd Rashad Brown Jr., 30, ofSyracuse,N.Y., pleaded guilty to a felony count of possession with intent to deliver.

He was sentenced to served nine to 23-1/2 months in the Susquehanna County Correctional Facility.

Brown was stopped by state police for a traffic violation on I-81, Lenox Twp. on Feb. 20.

According to court documents, Brown consented to a search of the vehicle and the heroin was found in a sealed box of instant mashed potatoes.

The street value of the drugs was estimated at $25,000.

Brown has been held in the county jail since his February arrest.

Others sentenced Friday inSusquehanna County Courtinclude:

Matthew Miller, 39, of Conklin, N.Y., eight to 23-1/2 months in Susquehanna County Correctional Facility for Theft by Unlawful Taking in Lathrop Township on September 11, 2011.

Nicholaus Baker, 29, of Susquehanna, to 10 days to 12 months in Susquehanna County Correctional Facility for Driving Under the Influence in New Milford Borough on June 4, 2011.

David Arlin Brown, 51, of Susquehanna, to six to 15 months home confinement for Manufacture, Delivery or Possession with Intent to Manufacture or Deliver inHarmonyTownshipon September 30, 2011.