CANTON -- An Edwards man was convicted of drug and weapon charges following a jury trial, according to St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua.

Caleb Serrano, 29, of Edwards, was convicted of second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, felony, and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, felony, The defendant was represented by the St. Lawrence County Public Defender’s Office and the trial was presided over by the Honorable Gregory P. Storie.

Evidence at the trial established that on October 8, 2020, the defendant was traveling on State Highway 812, in the Town of Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence County, when he was found to be in possession of more than 10 grams of methamphetamine and an unregistered handgun.

After being found guilty of all counts, the defendant was remanded without bail to the St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility pending sentencing. The defendant faces a maximum sentence of 14 years with the New York State Department of Corrections for his conviction of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd as a Second Felony Offender with 3 prior felony convictions.

D.A. Pasqua commends Assistant District Attorney Sasha Mascarenhas and Assistant District Attorney Michael Abbruzzese for their hard work and skilled prosecution in securing these convictions.

The case was investigated by the New York State Police, including the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Ogdensburg Police Department. D.A. Pasqua thanks them for also providing assistance with the prosecution.