Watertown man admits selling cocaine before being sentenced to prison

A Watertown man already serving a state prison sentence for possessing cocaine admitted Wednesday in Jefferson County Court that he also had sold the drug earlier.

Cedricquios A. Grant, 22, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, admitting he sold cocaine May 17, 2010, in Watertown.

He is serving a 3½-year sentence at Adirondack Correctional Facility, Malone, imposed in December 2010 for a fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance conviction. In that case, he admitted he had cocaine on him when he met with his parole officer at the Dulles State Office Building on Aug. 18, 2010.

Because the drug sale occurred before the possession charge for which he is serving prison time, Judge Kim H. Martusewicz is expected to sentence him March 14 to a one-year concurrent sentence.

In other court activity:

Ronald T. Gardner, 49, Watertown, admitted violating probation and was resentenced to six months in the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building, with credit for an unspecified amount of time served. He had been sentenced to three years’ probation in January 2009 for a fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon conviction. He admitted violating probation by continuing to use marijuana while under supervision and by making several unwanted telephone calls to a city woman in November.

Roger D. Brogdon Jr., 22, Watertown, pleaded guilty to third-degree attempted burglary. Sentencing was set for March 16. He admitted that he tried to enter Re-Sale America Inc., 302 Court St., on Oct. 29 with the intention of stealing something. Police said at the time that three laptop computers valued at about $900 total were taken from the business.

Reginald C. Alexander Jr., 23, of 25722 Route 12, pleaded guilty to felony driving while intoxicated and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Sentencing was set for Feb. 17. He admitted driving while intoxicated Oct. 17 on County Route 63 in the town of Watertown while his driver’s license was suspended or revoked for a prior alcohol-related conviction.

Joshua T. Paxton, 22, Clayton, was sentenced to three years’ probation for a Nov. 29 guilty plea to petit larceny. He admitted that on Sept., 15, he and Joseph T. Nunez stole money from a cash register at Bella’s restaurant on Riverside Drive in Clayton. He has paid $540 in restitution up front. Mr. Nunez pleaded guilty Nov. 3 to fourth-degree grand larceny and was referred to Drug Court.

Thomas W. Wright, 28, formerly of Fort Drum, but now living in Texas, was allowed to withdraw a Nov. 22 guilty plea to first-degree criminal contempt and enter a plea to second-degree criminal contempt, as a misdemeanor. He admitted that he violated an order of protection held by his ex-wife, Ashley M. Wright, by taking her wallet and threatening her in October. After entering his misdemeanor plea, Mr. Wright was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge.