UPDATE: Father of concert-goer who died says son did not OD

Saratoga Springs

One concert-goer died and more than 80 people were arrested during three days of concerts by the rock band Phish at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

State Park Police identified a man who they say suffered an "unknown medical condition" at the Friday night show at SPAC and later died. Brent Wallace, 40, of Randolph, Vt., was taken to Saratoga Hospital, where he became unresponsive, state officials said. Wallace was airlifted to Albany Medical Center Hospital, where he was placed on life support and later died.

Saratoga County District Attorney James Murphy said the death was due to a drug overdose.

City Court judges conducted arraignments at the Lincoln Baths. Shuttles ran between the makeshift courthouse and the jail all night. Four assistant district attorneys were assigned to handle the extra volume.

State Park Police arrested 55 people outside the shows, which took place Friday to Sunday nights in Saratoga Spa State Park, and lodged 32 felony charges. All were for drugs, according to the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

Thirty people were arraigned and sent to jail, and another 25 posted bail at the station, according to the state. Park Police also responded to 41 drug or alcohol complaints; 14 ambulance calls; 17 calls for assistance; 15 vehicle and traffic complaints; five motor vehicle accidents; and 53 other calls.

Another 26 were arrested by Saratoga Springs and State Police. The concerts drew some 25,000 people each night.

Among the drugs found were LSD, MDMA (Ecstasy), mushrooms, hashish, ketamine, bath salts, cocaine, heroin, and nitrous oxide. In one case, law enforcement found gummy bears which contained what field-tested to be LSD.

Park Police did not list the names of those arrested. The Saratoga Springs police did make public the names of those charged.

Those arrested on felonies and the charges against them are:

Warren J. Carlson, 34, of Binghamton, felony drug possession; unlawful possessing noxious material, a misdemeanor, and operation of a vehicle without a seat belt.

Tammy M. Carlson, 38, of Endicott, felony drug possession; unlawfully possessing noxious material, and operation of a vehicle without a seat belt.

The Carlsons and two others were stopped at 3:05 p.m. Sunday on Union Avenue, police said, and found to have illegal narcotics and a nitrous oxide tank. The other two were charged with misdemeanors.

Kyle A. McMurry, 19, of Madison, Ala., is charged with two felony possession counts.

Christian A. Pollock, 18, of Rockwell, Texas, was charged with two felony charges of possessing illegal drugs.

Daniel Cucinotta, 35, of Ocala, Fla., was charged with two counts of felony narcotics possession.

McMurry, Pollock and Cucinotta were stopped on South Broadway at 4:37 p.m. Saturday and found to have various drugs, police said. Based on information obtained at the scene, police said, a search warrant was secured for a Colonie hotel room where more drugs were found.

Clayton J. Pizzollo, 35, of Grey, Maine, is charged with four felony drug possession charges. He was arrested at 4:18 p.m. Saturday, charged with having and selling narcotics.

James W. Hicks, 46, of Albany was charged with a felony count of selling drugs and three misdemeanors. He was arrested on South Broadway at 2:25 p.m. Saturday after police said he sold illegal narcotics.

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Benjamin James Jensen of Denverwas charged with being a fugitive from justice, a felony, and misdemeanor possession and resisting arrest. Police said he was stopped on South Broadway at 1:52 p.m. Saturday and found to have illegal narcotics. A warrant check on Jensen found he was a wanted fugitive from Arkansas, police said, and he refused to cooperate when officers were trying to arrest him.

Michael J. Desbiens, 37, of New Haven, Conn., was charged with a felony drug sale charge and two misdemeanor possession counts and resisting arrest. Desbiens was stopped at 12:24 p.m. Friday on South Broadway.

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