Rochester Man Convicted of Cocaine Possession and Sale

Acting District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci announced today that accused drug dealer Swyn Nelson, of the City of Rochester, was convicted of two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, Class B Felonies; one count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B Felony, and one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree, a Class C Felony, following a two day jury trial in Cayuga County Court before the Honorable Thomas G. Leone.

In September of 2019, Nelson sold a quantity of cocaine to a confidential informant in exchange for a sum of United States currency.  That same day, members of the Finger Lakes Drug Task Force executed a search warrant in the City of Auburn where they recovered 72 individually packaged bags of cocaine from the jacket Nelson was wearing. Nelson faces a maximum of nine (9) years, followed by 2 years of post-release supervision on each count.  He faces an aggregate term of imprisonment of eighteen (18) years of incarceration, followed by two (2) years of post-release supervision.

Nelson refused to appear for his scheduled jury trial. The trial was held in his absence and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

The trial was handled by Acting District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci