Prison Sentence for Drug Dealer - 19 December 2024

DELHI — District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced today that Shaun A. Carman, 33, of Walton, NY, was sentenced to two years in State Prison to be followed by two years of post-release supervision for the crime of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree, Possession with Intent to Sell, a Class D Felony, which  Carman previously pleaded guilty to on October 21, 2024. 

The defendant was arrested on March 13, 2024, along with three other individuals after a traffic stop conducted by Deputy Justin Mohr of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office. After a search of the vehicle, cocaine and suspected drug packaging bearing the label “Hell Cat” were seized. 

On May 9, 2024, the Delaware County Grand Jury returned an Indictment accusing Shaun Carman of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B Felony. On October 21, 2024, the Defendant, pursuant to a negotiated disposition, pled guilty to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree. 

The defendant was also facing unrelated charges in the Village of Walton that were resolved as part of this plea and sentence.

District Attorney Smith commended the Delaware County Sheriff's Office and Deputy Justin Mohr for his thorough and diligent investigative work on this case. “It permitted us to secure a guilty plea and state prison sentence without a trial.” stated Smith. “I will continue to partner with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office to ensure that every person selling drugs in our County has a bed waiting for them in State Prison.  District Attorney Smith also thanked Investigator Kathryn Mitchell for her work on this case.