NORWICH – Three pleaded guilty in Chenango County Court on Monday while one person plead not guilty, and another reappeared in court to receive a lesser charge.
• Carrie Canfield, 28, Afton, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery in the second degree, a class D felony, which will result in five years probation and restitution payments in the amount of $1,874. Canfield initially plead not guilty to two counts of second degree robbery, class C felonies, at an indictment hearing in July.
Chenango County District Attorney Joseph McBride alleged that Canfield served as the driver in a robbery of an individual who had been seriously injured during the commission of a crime in the Town of Afton. Canfield acknowledged that she had been the driver for two other people during the occurrence, knowing they intented to steal and harm the victim and thus, making her an accessory to the crime.
As part of the guilty plea, McBride also requested that Canfield testify against the two other alleged assailants if she is called to the stand in any future court proceedings. It was also agreed that Canfield continue receiving drug treatment from the Chenango County Drug and Alcohol center and enroll in the county’s Drug Court Program for her heroin addiction. Defense Attorney Scott Clippinger said he believes Canfield is, so far, “taking the right steps” to getting her life back on track.
• Mark J. Williams, 49, Endicott, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary in the third degree, a class D felony - a plea he reversed less than an hour after he originally pleaded not guilty.
It was alleged that on, or about Sept. 12 in the Town of Afton, Williams entered and unlawfully remained inside another person’s property with the intent to commit a crime, resulting in the theft of a wallet and an iPod. He now faces up to seven years in a State Correctional Facility.
Williams had also pleaded not guilty to these charges last December and was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $10,000 cash bail. When Williams asked if time already served in the Chenango County Correctional Facility will credit time to be served in state prison, County Judge Frank Revoir said he was uncertain.
