LOCAL NURSE CONVICTED OF LARCENY AND ORDERED TO COMPLETE DRUG COURT

DELHI - Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced that Katie Ryerson, 53, of Stamford, New York, was convicted of Petit Larceny in Delaware County Court on March 18, 2024, and ordered to enroll in and successfully complete the Delaware County Drug Court Program.   

The defendant, who was working as a nurse at the Delhi Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, pleaded guilty to Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor on January 2, 2024. Prior to pleading guilty, she admitted that she stole oxycodone pills from a resident of the nursing home facility for her own personal use on June 9, 2023.  

The defendant appeared in Delaware County Court on March 18, 2024, to conference her case. After receiving the pre-sentence investigation in this case, the Honorable John L. Hubbard ordered that the defendant be placed on interim probation supervision for at least one year.  A specific condition of interim probation supervision includes that the defendant enrolls in and successfully completes the Delaware County Adult Treatment Court Program. It is expected that the defendant’s nursing license will be suspended by the New York State Department of Education until she completes the Adult Treatment Program, at which time they will make a determination as to whether or not she can resume nursing.  

District Attorney Shawn Smith commended the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office for their thorough investigation of this case which was referred to them by the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement of the New York State Department of Health.  “I hope that this defendant takes advantage of the tremendous opportunity she was given and successfully overcomes her drug addiction. If the defendant fails to successfully complete the Adult Treatment Court Program, she will be sentenced to one year in jail.” 

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