(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Troy Daniels, 44, of Middle Island, was indicted for four counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, and several related charges, for allegedly selling fentanyl out of his residence. Daniels and his girlfriend Toni Gerwycki, 31, of Middle Island, also face animal cruelty charges for their alleged neglect of four American Bully puppies.
“Each illicit transaction of fentanyl has lethal potential,” said District Attorney Tierney. “Dealers must face consequences commensurate with the threat that their actions pose to our community.”
According to the investigation, on several dates between May 2025 and July 2025, an undercover police officer allegedly purchased large quantities of fentanyl from Daniels. Each time, Daniels allegedly instructed the undercover officer to meet him in the parking lot of his apartment complex located on Tudor Lane in Middle Island. After the two met up, Daniels would, on each occasion, allegedly sell over 2 ounces of fentanyl to the officer, an amount sufficient to kill over 28,000 people.
On July 18, 2025, members of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office East End Drug Task Force executed a court-authorized search warrant at Daniels’ Middle Island residence to search for narcotics and other related drug paraphernalia. When they entered, they allegedly observed three American Bully puppies living in deplorable and unsafe conditions. The three puppies were allegedly found confined in one crate with no food or water, and laying in feces and urine. A fourth American Bully dog was allegedly observed to have severely infected and inflamed ears that required immediate veterinarian attention. Members of the District Attorney’s Biological, Environmental, and Animal Safety Team (BEAST) were contacted, and all dogs were taken to a veterinarian for medical attention.
During the search inside the apartment, officers allegedly recovered more than one-half ounce of fentanyl, over one-half ounce of fentanyl mixed with heroin, and over one-eighth ounce of fentanyl mixed with cocaine. Also allegedly recovered were drug paraphernalia, including glassine envelopes used to package narcotics for sale, scales, and a shotgun.
The handling and packaging of fentanyl can sometimes result in the fentanyl going airborne, or a small amount falling to the floor. Fentanyl poses a risk of death to dogs and other animals in the same manner as it can be deadly to humans.
On August 5, 2025, Daniels was arraigned on the indictment before Supreme Court Justice Richard I. Horowitz for the following charges:
- Four counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, Class A felonies;
- Thirteen counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, Class B felonies;
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree, a Class C felony;
- Two counts of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia, Class A misdemeanors;
- One count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, a Class A misdemeanor;
- One Count of Overdriving, Torturing, and Injuring Animals, a Class A misdemeanor; and
- Three counts of Failure to Provide Proper Food and Drink to Impounded Animals, an unclassified misdemeanor.
Justice Horowitz ordered Daniels held on $500,000 cash, $1,000,000 bond or $2,000,000 partially secured bond during the pendency of the case.
Daniels is due back in court on September 4, 2025, and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by John LoTurco, Esq.
On August 11, 2025, Gerwycki was arraigned on the indictment before Justice Richard Horowitz for one count of Overdriving, Torturing, and Injuring Animals, a Class A misdemeanor, and three counts of Failure to Provide Proper Food and Drink to Impounded Animals, unclassified misdemeanors.
Justice Horowitz ordered Gerwycki released from jail without bail because both charges are considered non-bail eligible under current New York State law, meaning prosecutors cannot ask for, and judges cannot set bail.
Gerwycki is due back in court on August 22, 2025, and faces up to a year in jail, if convicted on the top count. She is being represented by Ian Fitzgerald, Esq.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s East End Drug Task Force is comprised of members of the District Attorney Investigators, East Hampton Town Police Department, New York State Police, Riverhead Police Department, Southold Police Department, Southampton Town Police Department, the Suffolk County Police Department, and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Raquel Tisi of the Narcotics Bureau. The narcotics investigation was conducted by Police Officer Logan Frati of the District Attorney’s Office East End Drug Task Force and the animal cruelty investigation was conducted by Detective Joanna Westrack of the Suffolk County Police Department’s District Attorney Squad.
