PLEA IN DELHI CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF FIREARM CASE

DELHI – District Attorney Shawn Smith announced today that Deanna Eignor, 24, of Hobart pleaded guilty to one count of Criminal Possession of a Firearm in the Fourth Degree a Class A Misdemeanor. 

On January 12, 2025, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Buena Vista on State Highway 28 in Delhi for a suspicious person/drug complaint involving two vehicles. Upon locating one of the vehicles, Eignor was observed to get out of the vehicle with a backpack that contained a firearm. (The co-defendant Kenneth Dillmann, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 and ½ to 7 years in state prison.)

Eignor appeared before the Honorable John L. Hubbard, Delaware County Court Judge, on October 7, and pleaded guilty to possessing the firearm owned by Dillmann.  Eignor is expected to be sentenced to one year in jail for this conviction.

District Attorney Shawn Smith commended the work of the Sheriff’s Office along with the Delhi Police Department for their diligent work on this case.  Smith stated “I am grateful for the work done by Sergeant Alexander, Deputy Justin Mohr and Detective Croizer in this case.  Law enforcement risks their lives every day to keep our communities safe.  I appreciate all that they do.”