GUILTY PLEA IN SIDNEY DRUG DEALING CASE

DELHI – Justin Baker, 36, of Sidney, New York, appeared in Delaware County Court on March 11, 2024, before the Honorable Judge John Hubbard, and pleaded guilty to one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th Degree, a Class D Felony.

As part of his guilty plea, Mr. Baker admitted that he had possessed methamphetamine on September 11, 2023, with the intent to sell it in the Village of Sidney. The Hon. Judge Hubbard accepted Mr. Baker’s guilty plea and ordered the Delaware County Probation Department to conduct a pre-sentencing report. 

It is expected per the negotiated agreement that Mr. Baker will be sentenced to two and a half years in state prison to be followed by one year of post release supervision. Due to the defendant’s lack of a criminal history, the parties expect the defendant to be enrolled in the Lakeview Rehabilitation Program as part of his state prison sentence.

Delaware County District Attorney Shawn Smith thanked law enforcement for their actions in the case. “I want to thank Officer Royce Terry of the Sidney Village Police for catching Mr. Baker before he brought more drugs into our community.”

D.A. Smith continued, “This guilty plea is another win for our continued efforts to bring drug traffickers in our county to justice. Our office will continue to prosecute such cases to the full extent of the law.”

As are all persons accused of a crime, this defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Shawn. J. Smith

District Attorney

Delaware County