Davenport Sentence in DWAI Drugs Case

DAVENPORT – District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced that Brandon Empie, 41, of Unadilla pleaded guilty in the Town of Davenport Court on June 10, 2025, to one count of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Ability Impaired by Drugs, an Unclassified Misdemeanor.  

On April 30, 2023, State Police out of Oneonta were dispatched for a welfare check on State Highway 23 in the Town of Davenport for a disabled vehicle.  Upon arrival, two individuals were found to be unresponsive in the vehicle.  After the driver, identified as Brandon Empie, became responsive and failed Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, it was determined that he was impaired by drugs. 

District Attorney Smith commended the work of Troopers Rachel May and Samantha Smaldone on this case.  “Thanks to their diligent work, another dangerous driver was taken of our roadways.”   

Shawn J. Smith

District Attorney

Delaware County