GUILTY PLEA IN FENTANYL POSSESSION CASE - 11 July 2024

DELHI — District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced that Sean R. Gillespie, 25, of Bovina pleaded guilty to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree, a Class D Felony on July 1, 2024. 

The defendant appeared in Delaware County Court on July 1, 2024, for a conference on his pending indictment. After the conference, the defendant pleaded guilty to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree- Possession with Intent to Sell, a Class D Felony. Prior to pleading guilty, the defendant admitted that on March 13, 2024, while in the Village of Delhi, he possessed a quantity of fentanyl.  The defendant further admitted that he and his co-defendant had purchased the fentanyl with the purpose of reselling it.  

This guilty plea was entered as part of a negotiated disposition wherein it is anticipated that the defendant will be sentenced to 3 years in state prison, to be followed by 1 year of post release supervision. The defendant was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility pending final sentencing. 

District Attorney Smith commended the Delaware County Sheriff's Office along with Deputy Justin Mohr for his thorough and diligent investigative work on this case. “It permitted us to secure a guilty plea and lengthy state prison sentence without a trial.” stated Smith. “I will continue to partner with the Delaware County Sheriff to ensure that every person selling drugs in our County is held accountable.”

As are all defendants, this defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.