Leath
GOSHEN – A Middletown man pled guilty in Orange County Court on
Friday to a felony burglary charge.
Sean Leath, 35, admitted that on April 23 he had forced his way into an
apartment on North Street in the City of Middletown and displayed what
appeared to be a pistol.
Under terms of the plea agreement, Leath will be sentenced by Judge Craig
Stephen Brown to 20 years in state prison.
Jury selection in the case had begun on November 3 when prosecutors learned
of allegations that Leath paid a witness in the case $2,500 to change
his testimony and not identify him as a perpetrator in the burglary.
Evidence concerning those allegations was brought to the attention of
the judge and Leath’s attorney.
Under terms of the plea agreement, Leath agreed that on Monday, December
5 he will also plead guilty to a charge of felony attempted bribery of
a witness and that whatever sentence he receives on that case will run
concurrently with the 20 year sentence on the burglary charge.
The District Attorney’s Office has begun an investigation into whether
other individuals may have been involved in an attempt to bribe the witness.
Senior Assistant DA Leah Canton and Assistant DA Theresa Cayton prosecuted
the case.
