55 Year Sentence for Fentanyl Dealing

DELHI  – District Attorney Shawn Smith announced today that Charles A. Walsh, 30, of Sidney, New York, was sentenced to 5.5 years in state prison and 2 years of post-release supervision for his conviction of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree. 

The Defendant appeared in Delaware County Court on July 22, 2024, for sentencing on his conviction of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B Felony.  The defendant had previously admitted that he knowingly and unlawfully possessed fentanyl in the Village of Sidney on February 6, 2024, and that he had been intending to sell some of the fentanyl.   

The Honorable John L. Hubbard, Delaware County Court Judge, sentenced the defendant to 5.5 years in state prison to be followed by 2 years of post-release supervision. The Court further ordered that the defendant must submit a sample of his DNA for inclusion in the New York State DNA databank and pay $375.00 dollars on or before January 21, 2031.  Following sentencing, Judge Hubbard remanded the defendant to the Delaware County Correctional Facility to begin his sentence.    

District Attorney Smith commended the investigation conducted by the New York State Police Violent Gangs and Narcotics Enforcement Team, specifically Investigators Robert Quick and Patrick Finn.