AUBURN - A 34-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced Thursday to one year in the Cayuga County Jail for stealing anhydrous ammonia, a common ingredient used in the production of methamphetamine, from a farm in Ledyard.
Gabriel Spencer, of Columbia Crossroad, Pa., admitted in Cayuga County Court on July 16 that he was guilty of fourth-degree felony grand larceny for driving to a Ledyard farm with the intent to steal the fertilizer and barter it for drugs.
A Cayuga County sheriff's deputy interrupted the plan when he spotted Spencer and a co-defendant walking across a field at 2:20 a.m. last winter and attempt to pour fertilizer into a one-gallon milk jug.
Christine Cole, 27, of Troy, Pa., pleaded guilty on Aug. 20 to fourth-degree felony grand larceny for aiding Spencer.
Cayuga County Judge Thomas Leone also issued a restraining order requiring Spencer to stay away from the farm.
Also in court:
• A 27-year-old cook pleaded guilty to selling $70 worth of cocaine while on the job two years ago.
Justin Sanmartin, of 13 Wall St., Auburn, admitted he sold cocaine outside of the kitchen at Parkers' Grille & Tap House in Auburn in September 2007.
Leone promised Sanmartin his sentence would not exceed prison shock camp incarceration and that it would likely include shock probation.
Leone said shock probation could include weekends in jail or community service, and that a final determination would be based on a pre-sentence report and other evidence that Sanmartin has turned his life around since his arrest.
Sanmartin will be sentenced for third-degree felony criminal sale of a controlled substance on Oct. 29.
• An Auburn man opted to serve two years in the county jail instead of one to three years in state prison when he was sentenced for second-degree forgery and first-degree criminal contempt, both felonies.
Michael Dwyer, of 2 Schwartz Drive, apartment N168, said he would rather serve a longer local sentence than a possibly shorter state prison sentence.
Dwyer apologized to the victims in both crimes before he was sentenced to one year on each count.
Leone said the sentences will run consecutively.
Staff writer Nate Robson can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 248 or nathan.robson@lee.net
A Cayuga County sheriff's deputy interrupted the plan when he spotted Spencer and a co-defendant walking across a field at 2:20 a.m. last winter and attempt to pour fertilizer into a one-gallon milk jug.
Christine Cole, 27, of Troy, Pa., pleaded guilty on Aug. 20 to fourth-degree felony grand larceny for aiding Spencer.
Cayuga County Judge Thomas Leone also issued a restraining order requiring Spencer to stay away from the farm.
Also in court:
• A 27-year-old cook pleaded guilty to selling $70 worth of cocaine while on the job two years ago.
Justin Sanmartin, of 13 Wall St., Auburn, admitted he sold cocaine outside of the kitchen at Parkers' Grille & Tap House in Auburn in September 2007.
Leone promised Sanmartin his sentence would not exceed prison shock camp incarceration and that it would likely include shock probation.
Leone said shock probation could include weekends in jail or community service, and that a final determination would be based on a pre-sentence report and other evidence that Sanmartin has turned his life around since his arrest.
Sanmartin will be sentenced for third-degree felony criminal sale of a controlled substance on Oct. 29.
• An Auburn man opted to serve two years in the county jail instead of one to three years in state prison when he was sentenced for second-degree forgery and first-degree criminal contempt, both felonies.
Michael Dwyer, of 2 Schwartz Drive, apartment N168, said he would rather serve a longer local sentence than a possibly shorter state prison sentence.
Dwyer apologized to the victims in both crimes before he was sentenced to one year on each count.
Leone said the sentences will run consecutively.
Staff writer Nate Robson can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 248 or nathan.robson@lee.net
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