Schenectady Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Offense

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Keith Edmonds, age 30, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty yesterday to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it.  Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, made the announcement.

Edmonds admitted that on April 24, 2025, he possessed 425 pills containing methamphetamine that he intended to sell.  Edmonds also admitted that between October 2024 and March 2025, he sold more than 1,300 pills containing either methamphetamine or benzodiazepine to buyers in the Capital Region.

Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III said: “Edmonds brazenly sold poisonous pills in this District and faces a serious term of imprisonment as a result.  This office and our law enforcement partners will continue to disrupt, arrest and prosecute drug dealers in the Northern District of New York.”

DEA Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III said: “Keith Edmonds’ guilty plea is the result from the unity the DEA and our law enforcement partners show when successfully targeting those individuals who are causing the most harm to our families, friends, and neighbors. Illicit drugs have no place in our communities and the DEA is committed to apprehending those who distribute counterfeit pills and inflame the ongoing opioid crisis.”

Sentencing is scheduled for December 11, 2025.  Edmonds faces a prison term of at least 5 years and up to 40 years, as well as a supervised release term of at least 4 years and up to life.  A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statutes the defendant is convicted of violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, and other factors.

DEA investigated the case with assistance from the Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office and the Albany County Sheriff’s Office.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua R. Rosenthal is prosecuting the case.