FELONY ARREST IN THE TOWN OF AVON
On November 2nd 2026 at approximately 10:28 pm, Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew VanCuran was assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Highway Patrol Unit when he conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 390 in the Town of Avon after observing a vehicle violating the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Contact was made with the operator who was identified as 51-year-old Roger Yencer of Mt. Morris. The Deputy Sheriff suspected that there was drug activity in the vehicle and conducted a roadside drug investigation. As a result of the investigation, Yencer was found to be in possession of crack cocaine.
Yencer was arrested and charged with two counts of felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and misdemeanor Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia.
Yencer was transported and turned over to Central Booking Deputies at the Livingston County Jail for arrest processing and pre-arraignment detention. He was later arraigned at the Livingston County Centralized Arraignment Part (LC-CAP) at the Livingston County Jail before Town of Leicester Justice Scofield. The Judge did remand Yencer to the Custody of the Sheriff without the possibility of bail due to him having two or more prior felony convictions.The Livingston County Public Defender’s Office was present and represented Yencer at the court arraignment for his defense. The Livingston County District Attorney’s Office was notified and also appeared to represent the People.
