Statement From The Hammondsport American Legion

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Campbell Man Sentenced After Being Convicted Friday

FROM THE STEUBEN CO DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE:

A week-long jury trial concluded late this afternoon with a Steuben County Jury returning a guilty verdict, convicting Terry L. Champion, 57 of McIntyre Court, Campbell of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class B felony and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, also a class B felony.
Champion was convicted of possessing with intent to sell, and selling, more than 7 grams of methamphetamine to a Steuben County Sheriff’s Office informant on May 30, 2024 from his home in the Town of Campbell. The Investigation was directed by Steuben County Sheriff’s Investigator Marcus Smith, with assistance from other Sheriff’s Office Investigators and in cooperation with Bath Village Police Investigator Micheal Jackson. Smith, Jackson, Inv. Brook Payne and Inv. Sheppard were all called to testify at trial. The New York State Police Lab also provided an expert witness who identified the drugs and their quantity for the jury.
District Attorney Brooks Baker tried the case for the People. Thomas Plan, an assigned attorney from Yates County, served as lead Defense Attorney with Attorney Neil Gunther of Rochester serving as second chair at Plan’s request. Baker was pleased with the verdict: “In this case the proof demonstrated Terry Champion was a wholesale level dealer of methamphetamine, selling in quantities to supply lower level dealers. He is the kind of drug dealer we need to target and take off the street to protect our community. Here, the Steuben County Sherriff’s Office worked cooperatively with the Bath Village Department and the District Attorney’s Office to get that job done. The entire investigative team here worked with professionalism and dedication ensuring a solid investigation, leading to a solid trial presentation and ultimately a guilty verdict – they made the People of Steuben County safer today.”
Champion who now faces up to 9 years in prison when he next appears before Steuben County Court Judge Mathew McCarthy for sentencing on April 25, 2025, was remanded, without bail, to the Steuben County Jail after the verdict was read.

 

Bath Police Charge A Suspect For Alleged Trespass

Bath Police Charge A Woman For Allegedly Kicking A Door In, At The Steuben County Office Building 

An Alleged UTV Chase In The Village Of Bath

 

Sheriff Allard Is Warning Teens And Parents To Avoid The Social Media  Game Called The Benydryl Challenge

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department is warning parents about “The Benadryl Challenge”.  It’s a dangerous social media game where teens take too muck benadryl as a "joke".  However, this quote-unquote “game” has caused seizures, breathing problems, kidney failure and death.  The Sheriff’s Office says have a conversation about the dangers of the Benadryl Challenge and warn your teens about how it can cause serious medical issues.