NORWICH— A repeat felon accused of hiding 20 packets of heroin inside the county jail was sentenced to prison in Chenango County Court, and a homeless sex offender appeared in Norwich City Court and was remanded back to county jail.
• Conroy F. Robinson, 28, Norwich, was sentenced on Jan. 16 in Chenango County Court for drug related charges and sent to prison.
On July 8, 2014, Robinson was arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a class B felony; assault in the second degree, a class D felony; tampering with physical evidence, a class E felony; and resisting arrest, a class A misdemeanor.
It is alleged Robinson was found to be in possession of 19 packets of cocaine following a traffic stop in the City of Norwich.
According to NPD authorities, Robinson fought and injured an officer during his arrest.
After his arrest in early July, Robinson was found to be in possession of 20 packets of heroin at the county jail on July 30, 2014. The heroin was allegedly found inside Robinson's bunk mattress in his cell.
According to Chenango County Sheriff's Office deputies, Robinson “stored the contraband in his body cavity while being processed into the facility on a previous arrest,” then hid the heroin packets inside small holes he had made in his bunk mattress.
Robinson was additionally charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a class B felony; promoting prison contraband in the first degree, a class D felony; and criminal mischief in the fourth degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Robinson pleaded guilty to the class B felony of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and the class D felony of promoting prison contraband.
According to First Assistant District Attorney Michael D. Ferrarese, Robinson is a repeat felon who was convicted of a criminal possession charge back in 2012 and was sentenced to incarceration by Onieda County Court.
“His record dates back to when he was 17 years old, and when he hasn't been incarcerated in jail or prison, he is a criminal,” said Ferrarese.
“That's what he displays; that's all he has exhibited. He did two years and did not learn his lesson. He gets arrested in July and not even three weeks later heroin is found in his cell,” added Ferrarese.
Ferrarese said Robinson has no respect for the law or the community, and he came from out-of-town to distribute narcotics. “I have no tolerance for these kind of activities,” said Ferrarese.
Ferrarese said the sentence gets steeper after every instance of a person “getting caught.”
Robinson's attorney, Alyssa Congdon, did not make a statement, but Robinson said, “I just would like to thank Alyssa for her assistance in my case.”
Judge Frank B. Revoir, Jr. said Robinson should be appreciative of his attorney, because Robinson has a “pretty lengthy wrap sheet for 28.”
Revoir also said Robinson is likely to become a persistent felon, which means sentences become “something to life.”
Robinson was sentenced to a determinate sentence of six and a half years in the New York State Department of Corrections plus two years post release supervision for the B felony.
