PLEA IN GRAND LARCENY CASE - 11 September 2025

DELHI - Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced that Kenneth Todd, 41 of Middletown appeared in Delaware County Court on September 9, in front of the Honorable John L. Hubbard and pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a Class D Felony.

The defendant admitted that he and two other individuals entered City of New York property by breaking through a locked gate and stole a DEP owned woodchipper.

The Court accepted the defendant’s guilty plea and adjourned sentencing for one year.  Todd was placed on interim probation during that one-year period.  He also has to complete 100 hours of community service.  If he were to violate any conditions of his interim probation, his sentencing date will be moved up and at sentencing the defendant faces the potential of 2 and 1/3 to 7 years in state prison.

District Attorney Shawn Smith thanked Trooper Timothy Murray and Investigator Adam Cernauskas of the New York State Police for their investigation into this case. 

Shawn J. Smith

District Attorney

Delaware County