INDICTMENT IN SIDNEY DRUG CASE

DELHI - Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced that Edward J. Petti, 31, of Oneonta, New York was indicted by the Delaware County Grand Jury on March 28, 2024.  

Count One of the Indictment accuses the defendant of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (possession with intent to sell) a Class B Felony.  The indictment alleges that the defendant possessed fentanyl in the Village of Sidney on February 7, 2024.  The indictment further alleges that the defendant intended to sell that fentanyl.  

Count Two of the Indictment accuses the defendant of Criminally Possessing Drug Paraphernalia in the 2nd Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.  The indictment alleges that on February 7, 2024, while in the Village of Sidney, the defendant did knowingly possess scales or balances used or designed for the purpose of weighing or measuring controlled substances under circumstances evincing an intent to use them for the purpose of unlawfully manufacturing, packaging, or dispensing narcotic drugs.  

If the defendant is convicted of the Class B Felony, he faces up to 12 years in state prison. 

District Attorney Shawn Smith commended New York State Police Investigator Joseph Andrews and Trooper Corey Knighton for their thorough investigation of this case.  

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

Shawn J. Smith

District Attorney

Delaware County