BUFFALO, N.Y. — A City of Buffalo employee is facing charges following a search on Heussy Avenue on Thursday.
Daryl Voight, 43, of Buffalo is charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree; and three counts of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree.
During the warrant search, police officers found a loaded AR-15 style rifle, 10 additional rifles, more than half a kilogram of cocaine, and $4,600 in cash.
Voigt is scheduled to return August 26 for a felony hearing. Prosecutors requested he be held without bail, but he was released under supervision.
If convicted on the highest charge, Voigt could face up to 20 years in prison.
City officials say Voight is an employee in the city's Department of Public Works division. He has been suspended from his job without pay following an upcoming hearing.