NORWICH – At Chenango County Court, an accused heroin dealer, an alleged check forger, and convicted felon were all sentenced on Dec. 9. Also, a man accused of grand larceny rejected a plea bargain and requested a jury trial on Dec. 16.

• Christopher R. Cox, 32, Utica, was charged with the class C felony of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. Cox is a second felony drug offender and was in drug and alcohol treatment when he was on parole. He is currently incarcerated in the Chenango County Correctional Facility for the present charge.

Cox changed his plea from not guilty to guilty and testified that he knowingly and unlawfully attempted to sell heroin on May 24 in Sherburne. He had been selling heroin in Chenango County for little more than a month when he was arrested. He sold 35 bags a week on average.

“Who brought you here to sell drugs? Were you invited or did someone send you here?” asked District Attorney Joseph McBride to Cox.

“I was working and lost my job. I drove someone else to Chenango County to sell drugs. I did not know about Chenango County until someone else brought me here. When I lost my job, I got into it myself,” answered Cox to McBride.