Guilty Plea in Davenport Burglary Case

DELHI - Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced that Jessica C. Pidgeon, 42, of Oneonta, New York, appeared in Delaware County Court on June 3, 2025, and pleaded guilty to Burglary in the Third Degree, a Class D Felony. 

It was alleged that the defendant, along with several co-defendants, knowingly and unlawfully entered the former Tractor Supply in the town of Davenport with the intent to commit the crime of larceny during the month of April 2025. 

The defendant was arraigned in Delaware County Court on June 3, 2025, and plead guilty. Prior to pleading guilty, the defendant admitted that her and her co-defendants went into the vacant building with the intention of stealing copper. After accepting her guilty plea, the defendant was released to the supervision of the Delaware County Probation Department pending sentencing.  Pidgeon is required to attend court on August 8, 2025, for sentencing.  It is anticipated that the defendant will be sentenced to five years of felony probation supervision.

District Attorney Smith commended New York State Police BCI Investigator Max Gorence and Troopers Jeffrey Cabrera, Clifford Stevens, Ethan Selby, Emily Martin, and Joshua Sanzo for their thorough investigation into this case.  

Indictments and Criminal Complaints are allegations.  All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. 

Shawn J. Smith 

District Attorney 

Delaware County