FOUR COUNT INDICTMENT UNSEALED

DELHI - Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced the indictment of Leslie McClenon, 43, of Walton, New York. The Delaware County Grand Jury indicted Ms. McClenon on January 25, 2024, and charged her with three felonies and one misdemeanor. 

Counts One through Three of the indictment charged the defendant with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B Felony.  Count Four charged Ms. McClenon with Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the 2nd Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor. The defendant is alleged to have possessed over 1/8 ounce of methamphetamine with the intent to sell it.  If convicted, she faces up to nine years in state prison.

On December 17, 2023, Deputy Justin Mohr of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle commit a traffic infraction. After performing a traffic stop, Deputy Mohr and his K9 partner Dexter conducted a search of the vehicle.  Dexter alerted Mohr to the presence of the controlled substances, which Deputy Mohr then seized. 

District Attorney Shawn Smith commended Deputy Mohr and his K-9 partner Dexter for their work in this case.

Chief Assistant Richard D. Northrup Jr. presented the case to the Grand Jury

As are all persons accused of a crime, the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.