SENTENCING IN BURGLARY 3RD CASE

DELHI - Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced that Russell Clement, 36 of Oneonta, New York, appeared in Delaware County Court on December 9, in front of the Honorable John L. Hubbard and was sentenced to one to three years of imprisonment for his conviction of Burglary in the Third Degree, a Class D Felony.

In July of 2024, a trustee of a house on Charlotte Creek Road in the Town of Davenport was notified by a neighbor of a possible break-in to the house.  When entering the house, the trustee noticed specific items missing in the house and a cigarette in the kitchen.  The trustee stated that no one had smoked in the house for over 20 years.

Gloves were left behind at the scene by the suspect.  DNA results came back with a positive match to Russell Clement.  Clement was arrested and admitted to being at that residence and taking items from that residence.

District Attorney Shawn Smith thanked Troopers Kristen Sullivan and Michael Anderson and Investigator Michael Little of the New York State Police for their investigation into this case.  “This case may not have been solved if it weren’t for the diligent work of the New York State Police.  I commend them for their hard work.”

Shawn J. Smith

District Attorney

Delaware County