Posted on: November 14, 2025 07:45 AM

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Brentwood man and three others indicted for their alleged roles in cocaine distribution enterprise

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Jose Morales, 44, of Brentwood, Erin Easop, 41, of Coram, Victoria Koehler, 55, undomiciled, and Russell Kiesche, 48, of Bohemia, were indicted for Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, and related charges, following a long-term investigation into narcotic trafficking.

“Thanks to our law enforcement partners, a dangerous criminal enterprise was identified, and more than nine ounces of cocaine, cash, and multiple firearms were seized from inside the alleged ringleader’s home,” said District Attorney Tierney.  “Today’s indictments send a clear message that cocaine traffickers will be caught if they peddle these poisons in Suffolk County, and they will be prosecuted.”

According to the investigation, from November 2024 through October 2025, Morales allegedly ran a large-scale narcotics distribution network, allegedly employing drug runners to pick up and deliver drugs, and to make drug sales on his behalf. Morales and his alleged drug runners, Easop, Koehler and Kiesche, on 11 separate occasions, allegedly sold cocaine to an undercover Suffolk County Police Officer.

Morales allegedly provided a cellphone that Easop, Koehler, and Kiesche shared and used specifically to arrange for the sale of street level amounts of cocaine, allegedly on behalf of Morales. Customers allegedly would call the cellphone, contact whichever runner happened to be in possession of the cellphone at that moment, and arrange to meet to purchase cocaine. Morales allegedly determined the price of the cocaine and personally handled the larger-quantity sales.

During one narcotics sale to the undercover police officer, Morales allegedly provided more than two ounces of cocaine in exchange for cash. On another two occasions, Morales allegedly sold more than half an ounce of cocaine to the undercover officer.

On October 10, 2025, members of the Suffolk County Police Department executed a court authorized search warrant at Morales’ Brentwood residence. During the execution of this search warrant, officers allegedly recovered more than 9 ounces of cocaine, psilocybin (commonly referred to as “mushrooms”), amphetamine pills, a loaded and operable Smith & Wesson 9mm Luger semiautomatic pistol with a high-capacity ammunition feeding device, an operable Amadeo Rossi .38 special caliber revolver, a money counter, scales and baggies used for cocaine distribution, and more than $34,000 in cash.

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