Rockland Jury Convicts Man of Cocaine Possession on Thruway

A Brooklyn man who was accused of having cocaine and marijuana in a car stopped by State Police on the New York State Thruway in Clarkstown in 2012 has been found guilty of drug possession charges.

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe said a Rockland County jury deliberated for 10 days and convicted Genghis Khan, 23, of 1008 St. Marks Ave., Brookly, of second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.

On April 30, 2012, at about 4:40 pm, Khan was a passenger in a car traveling on the Thruway in the Clarkstown that was stopped by state troopers for traffic violations. Zugibe said Khan was found to have five ounces of cocaine, along with a plastic bag of marijuana.

Khan’s jury trial began on Feb. 25 before Judge William K. Nelson in Rockland County Court in New City. After the guilty verdict, Khan was ordered held in the Rockland County Correctional Facility in New City pending sentencing on July 16.

Senior Assistant District Attorney Maria T. DeSimone and Assistant District Attorney Patrick Fischer prosecuted the case.