BATH, NY — A jury convicted a Campbell man of two felony drug charges following a week-long trial that concluded late this afternoon.
Terry L. Champion, 57, of Campbell was found guilty of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, both class B felonies.
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 testified at trial.
The New York State Police Lab 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.
Champion faces up to 9 years in prison when he appears before Steuben County Court Judge Mathew McCarthy for sentencing on April 25.
Champion was remanded without bail to the Steuben County Jail after the verdict was read.
