AUBURN - A local man will have to complete 60 hours of community service and serve five years of probation after he was sentenced in Cayuga County Court Thursday for possessing more than a pound of marijuana.

Seth Greathouse, 27, of 33 Pine St., Port Byron, could have received six months in jail and five years of probation, but received a lesser sentence due to his lack of a criminal history.

“I am sorry for all of the things I have done and I fully accept my responsibility,” Greathouse said. “I am willing to do community service or anything to show that.”

Greathouse admitted on Oct. 30 that the marijuana was stored in his freezer when officers from the Auburn Police Department arrived at his apartment to execute a search warrant.

The plea deal satisfied two other charges for selling marijuana, which Greathouse will have to pay $400 in restitution for.

Because the possession of marijuana is a felony, Greathouse will not be allowed to continue in his job as a bartender.

According to the state law, an establishment can lose its liquor license if it employs a felon.

Also in court:

#&149; A local man faces up to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to felony operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Aaron Greene, 28, of 280 Church St., apt. 1, Hannibal, admitted he was drunk when he attempted to leave the parking lot of a Fair Haven bar.

Greene will also be ordered to pay a $1,500 fine and lose his license when he is sentenced on Feb. 9.

#&149; David Davenport, of Elmira, pleaded not guilty to one count of grand larceny in the fourth-degree.

Staff writer Nate Robson can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 248 or nathan.robson@lee.net