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Sheriff: Inmates Alleged

To Smoke Dope In Jail 

4th Passed Pills, Correction Officers Say

Brendan Murphy
Brendan Murphy
William Peeters
William Peeters
James Sitts
James Sitts
Jacob Perez
Jacob Perez

COOPERSTOWN – Four inmates of the Otsego County Correctional Facility were arrested and charged with possessing drugs and other forbidden items in their cells after guards reported smelling marijuana in the hallways.

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