The Garden City Police Department reports the details of an arrest for criminal sale of a controlled substance, which occurred March 13 at 9:45 p.m. in Garden City.

Garden City detectives report that the defendant, Joshua O'Neil, 32, of Albany, allegedly posted an ad on Craig's List that he would supply cocaine to any female in the area that would respond to the ad.

Garden City Detectives Robert Rothermel and Kevin Madden responded to the ad. They requested assistance from a female Nassau County Narcotics Detective and a meeting was arranged. The defendant agreed to exchange crack cocaine for sexual favors. The officer met with the defendant and he was placed under arrest when a quantity of alleged crack cocaine was recovered in the defendant's vehicle.

O'Neil was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell. The defendant was slated for arraignment in First District Court in Hempstead and held in $10,000 bail with a hearing scheduled for Friday, March 23.