Conviction and Sentence in Stolen Gun Case

DELHI — Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced that Brian E. Kingsbury, 50, of Sidney, New York pleaded guilty to Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree and was sentenced to 1.5 to 3 years in state prison. 

Kingsbury was indicted by the Delaware County Grand Jury on March 7, 2024.  The defendant was alleged to have been in possession of several long guns, including a 12-gauge shotgun, that were reported stolen. 

On July 29, 2024, the defendant appeared in Delaware County Court for a conference on his pending indictment.  After the conference, the defendant pleaded guilty to Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree, a Class E Felony. Prior to pleading guilty, the defendant admitted that he possessed a stolen 12-gauge shotgun while he was in the Village of Sidney during July of 2023.  

After pleading guilty, the Honorable Gary A. Rosa, Acting Delaware County Court Judge, sentenced the defendant to an indeterminate term of state prison for 1.5 to 3 years. 

District Attorney Shawn Smith commended New York State Police Officer Jeremy Hicks and the Village of Sidney Police Department for their thorough investigation into this case.  “The great police investigation permitted us to obtain a guilty plea and state prison sentence without the need for a trial.”    

Shawn J. Smith

District Attorney 

Delaware County