Bath Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Charge
ROCHESTER, NY - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division announced that Gerald Barclay, 25, of Bath, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Cassie Kocher, who is handling the case, stated that on August 22, 2022, the New York State Police executed a search warrant at Barclay’s residence in Bath, seizing drug packaging materials, digital scales, and approximately $1,866 in United States currency inside the residence. Outside the residence, near a stack of tires next to the garage, investigators found approximately 195 grams of pure methamphetamine.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the DEA Rochester Resident Office, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III, New York Division and the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Brian Ratajczak.
Sentencing is scheduled for July 27, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. before Judge Geraci.
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