Deputies Allege Man, Woman

Had 13 Pounds Of Marijuana

A Pittsfield man and Morris woman – Michael Deluca, 55, and Sallie Lewis Jacoby, 62 – were arrested Friday by Sheriff’s Office investigators for possessing 12.85 pounds of marijuana in a Town of Morris home on Oct. 1, Senior Investigator Michael Ten Eyck announced today.

Sheriff’s investigators received information that marijuana was in Jacoby’s Pegg Road residence and located Deluca and a bedroom full of freshly cut marijuana in the mobile home. After drying, the cache weighed nearly 13 pounds, according to the report.

On the street, Ten Eyck said, 1/8th of an ounce can bring $35, which would translate into $280 an ounce or $4,480 a pound, although larger amounts can be sold at a discount.

Deluca and Jacoby were interviewed by investigators that day. They surrendered themselves and were arrested by investigators for criminal possession of marijuana, first degree. They were arraigned by Morris Judge Joseph Tyson, Jr.

If convicted they each face up to five and a half years in prison. District Attorney John M. Muehl and ADA Paul Elkan are prosecuting the case.