GUILTY PLEA IN CRIMINAL TRESPASSING CASE

DELHI – On August 12, Jason Clinton, 51, of Walton appeared before the Honorable Judge John Hubbard in Delaware County Court and pleaded guilty to Criminal Trespassing, a Class A Misdemeanor. 

As a result of the conviction, Clinton will be sentenced to one year of incarceration in the Delaware County Correctional Facility.

On February 25, 2025, Investigator Kathryn Mitchell of the Walton Police Department responded to a call at one of the local churches in the Village of Walton.  Upon investigation, she found that Clinton had trespassed into the church after public hours. Walton Police found him to be in possession of burglary tools. While inside the church, he defecated on the church floor.

Delaware County District Attorney Shawn Smith commended the Walton Police Department for a thorough investigation into this case. 

Shawn J. Smith

District Attorney

Delaware County