Two Binghamton Men Plead Guilty to Dealing Drugs
Two Binghamton drug dealers are headed to prison following guilty pleas in Broome County Court.
In one case, a convicted felon admits he was involved in drug dealing in Binghamton last year.
The Broome County District Attorney’s office says 33-year-old Sean Haynes of Binghamton, who had a previous conviction of Attempted Rape in the Second Degree, has pleaded guilty to felony Attempted Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree.
Police say they caught Haynes with over an eighth of an ounce of cocaine and over $1,506 in cash when they stopped him September 3 of last year in the area of State and Eldridge Streets.
The D.A.’s office says Haynes forfeited the money the police recovered and will be sentenced to three years in New York State prison followed by two years post-release supervision when he is sentenced early next year.
In the second case, a 36-year-old Binghamton man is also admitting he was involved in dealing drugs in the City.
The District Attorney’s Office reports Dustin Farrell has pleaded guilty to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, admitting to having 21.7 grams of methamphetamine he intended to sell, a scale and packaging materials when members of the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force searched is home at 189 Murray Street on January 7.
Prosecutors say Farrell will be sentenced to two years in New York State prison plus two years post-release supervision when he is sentenced at the end of this month.
Broome S.I.U. and the City of Binghamton Police investigated both cases.
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