Woman Pleads Guilty in Impaired Driving Case, Admits to Meth Possession

DELHI – District Attorney Shawn Smith announced that Grace E. Archer, 29, of Afton, New York pled guilty to Driving While Impaired by Drugs and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree. 

On April 22, Archer appeared in the Delaware County Court and pled guilty to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree, pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement. As a part of her plea, Archer admitted to knowingly possessing 22 grams of methamphetamine in the Village of Sidney on July 30, 2024. 

On April 22, 2025, Archer also pled guilty to Operating a Motor Vehicle while being Impaired by Drugs.  As part of her plea, Grace admitted to operating a Toyota on December 31, 2024, on Smith Street in Sidney while her ability to do so was impaired by opiates. 

Judge John L. Hubbard accepted both of Archer’s admissions and her guilty pleas. Sentencing on both cases is set for July 11, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. It is expected that Archer will be sentenced to three years in prison to be followed by two years of post-release supervision. It is also contemplated that Archer will be sentenced to 1 year of incarceration for her DWAI conviction.

District Attorney Shawn Smith commended Officer Royce Terry of the Sidney Village Police and Trooper Daniel Mazzarella of the New York State Police for their work investigating Archer’s criminal cases. 

Indictments and Criminal Complaints are allegations.  All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.