Drug Arrest for Alleged Prison Contraband

DELHI — Sheriff Craig S. DuMond announced the arrest of a Delhi man on drug possession charges following a prison contraband investigation. 

On Friday, September 5th, at about 2:40am, Corrections Officers with the Delaware County Correctional Facility were conducting a search of 37 year-old Matthew McLean, of Delhi  during McLean’s intake into the Correctional Facility on unrelated Bail Jumping Charges. During that search, Corrections Officers located a crystal type substance folded into a one-dollar bill on McLean’s person. Further investigation and examination of the crystal type substance revealed the substance to be Methamphetamine.

At approximately 8:20am that same date, members of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division arrested and charged McLean with one count of Promoting Prison Contraband 1st degree, and one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th degree.

McLean was later arraigned in front of Honorable Judge Matthew Burkert at the Delaware County Central Arraignment Part (CAP) Court. Following the arraignment, McLean was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 secured bond.