NORWICH – Elliott J. Stewart, 20, of Norwich, pleaded guilty to fifth degree possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony, on July 18.

According to a plea agreement reached between Stewart’s public defender Alan Gordon, the Chenango County District Attorney’s Office and the court, he will be sentenced to one year interim probation, during which he will be required to successfully complete drug treatment court. If he meets the terms of the interim probation, he will be allowed to plea to a lesser charge of seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor, with an agreed upon sentence of three years probation.

Judge W. Howard Sullivan reminded Stewart that if he does not successfully complete the prescribed treatment court, or otherwise fails to follow the terms of his interim probation, he will face 2 1/2 years in state prison plus one year post-release supervision on the felony charge.