Troy, NY -- Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced that Melquan Jordan, 35, of Brooklyn, was found guilty after a jury trial today on the following counts:
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, PL 220.21(1), Class A-I Felony
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, PL 220.16(1), Class B Felony
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, PL 220.16[7], Class B Felony
Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree, PL 145.05[2], Class E felony
Unlawfully Fleeing a Police Officer in the Third Degree, PL 270.25, Class A Misdemeanor
On November 6, 2023, Melquan Jordan led the New York State Police Troop G Community Stabilization Unit on a high-speed police pursuit from Schaghticoke, NY ending at the Uncle Sam Bike Path in Troy, NY. The pursuit ended when Jordan jumped out of his vehicle carrying over eight ounces of cocaine. As a result of his actions, the vehicle he was operating crashed into a marked State Trooper vehicle causing over $1,500.00 in damages.
Jordan is facing a maximum of 24 years in state prison and is set to be sentenced on September 26, 2025. Assistant District Attorney Claire Hewitt and Chief Assistant District Attorney Spencer Lane prosecuted the case.
“Drug trafficking will never be tolerated within our County and Melquan Jordan placed several lives at risk all for the purpose of trafficking narcotics through our community. Thanks to the hard work of the NYSP Troop G CSU, he was apprehended,” said District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly.