Two Suffolk men face charges related to fatal Nassau overdose, police say
Two Suffolk men are accused of selling narcotics connected to a Nassau resident's fatal overdose, authorities said Thursday.
The victim overdosed Dec 5 in North Massapequa, police said. The name, age and other information about the victim was not released.
Kendel Burnette, 29, of Amityville, faces three counts of first-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. He was arraigned Thursday at First District Court in Hempstead and is represented by the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, according to court records.
Justin Ivanditto, 30, of Bay Shore, was arraigned Dec. 6 in Hempstead. Ivanditto faces charges of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and resisting arrest, according to police.
His attorney, Lindsay Henry of Babylon, could not be immediately reached for comment Thursday night.
'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds' Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.
'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds' Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.
