Dale I. McCoy

Dale I. McCoy was found guilty of a charge of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and the non-criminal violation of unlawful possession of marijuana, after a two-day trial.
McCoy was arrested by Hudson Falls Police after authorities received a report from the Cumberland Farms on Main Street the night of July 21 that a man appeared to be selling drugs in the store parking lot.
Police who responded found McCoy, 28, in possession of four packets of heroin and several small bags of marijuana, officials said.
McCoy told police he had not been selling drugs, however.
The charge of which the jury convicted him alleged McCoy had heroin with the intent to sell.
McCoy had refused a plea deal that would send him to state prison for up to three years. In light of the conviction, he could now face up to 12 years in prison.
Washington County Judge Kelly McKeighan, who presided over the trial, scheduled sentencing for Feb. 22. McCoy was sent to Washington County Jail without bail pending that sentencing.
The case is being prosecuted by Washington County First Assistant District Attorney Katherine Henley, and McCoy is being represented by Washington County Public Defender Patrick Barber.