DELHI - Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced that Paul E. Petrosky, 56, of Walton pleaded guilty to Criminal Sale of a Controlled substance in the 5th Degree.

On April 15, Petrosky appeared before the Honorable John Hubbard in Delaware County and pleaded guilty to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 5th Degree, a Class D Felony. In court, Petrosky admitted to selling methamphetamines.

Petrosky is set to be sentenced at a later date. 

On December 19, 2024, a Delaware County Grand Jury returned a four-count indictment against Petrosky including two counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 5th Degree, and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. 

On December 23, 2024, Judge Hubbard also issued a temporary order of protection prohibiting the defendant from having any contact with the child named in Counts Three and Four of the Indictment.  

District Attorney Shawn Smith commended Investigator Kathryn Mitchell of the Village of Walton Police Department for her thorough investigation into this case.