DELHI - Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced that Jarett Griffin, 24 of Walton, New York appeared in Delaware County Court on August 26, 2025, in front of the Honorable John L. Hubbard and was sentenced to one year of imprisonment for his conviction of Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree.

Griffin had previously pleaded guilty to one count of Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor on May 13, 2025.

Griffin had been issued a Stay Away Order of Protection from a protected party as a result of being arrested on stalking and harassment charges in May of 2024.  In April of 2025, Griffin made false accusations to that protected party’s employer in direct violation of the Court’s Order of Protection.

Griffin was indicted in Delaware County Court on April 24, 2025.

District Attorney Shawn Smith thanked Trooper Timothy Murray and Investigator Adam Cernauskas of the New York State Police for their investigation into this case.

Shawn J. Smith

District Attorney

Delaware County