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Records: James McGoey had problems in prison

Quick ReadDuring his most recent stint behind bars, James McGoey was disciplined more than a dozen times for having and using drugs, harassment, fighting and disobeying orders, according to his prison records.

The photo on left shows the scene at

Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin and Handout | The photo on left shows the scene at Charlie's Family Pharmacy in Seaford on Dec. 31, 2011. In the photo on right, James McGoey, the alleged robber, is shown in this undated photo from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

In the four and a half months James McGoey had been living as a free man on Long Island, the ex-convict had lived up to the terms of his parole: He had a job and was in a drug treatment and counseling program, a state official said.

The Hampton Bays man had just been released in August after 10 years behind bars and had spent a total of 20 years in prison. He had been convicted of four robberies,...

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