At Lesh concert
V’ville trio nabbed for UPM

Three Voorheesville men were among a dozen people arrested on Dec. 4 for a variety of drug charges during a concert at the Washington Avenue Armory by the Grateful Dead’s former guitarist Phil Lesh and Friends Winter Tour.

All three were charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation, and were released on appearance tickets to appear in Albany Police Court.

Ticketed were:

— Robert Deane, 18, of 630 New Salem Road;

— Jeremy Ferguson, 23, of 32A South Main Street; and

— Peter George, 19, of 43 Maple Road.

The arrests were made by members of the Albany County Sheriff’s Department Drug Interdiction Unit, headed by Inspector John Burke, along with members of the Schenectady County Sheriff’s Department.