Oneida County Woman Arrested For Cocaine Possession at Bassett – All Otsego

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Oneida County Woman Arrested 

For Cocaine Possession at Bassett

Debra Ann Burton
Debra Burton

COOPERSTOWN – An Oneida County woman was arrested after a "small quantity" of cocaine was found in her possession when she was admitted to Bassett Hospital.

Village police were contacted by Bassett after Debra Lee Burton, 54, was found to be in possession of approximately one gram of powdered cocaine when she was admitted on Jan. 31.   That afternoon, detectives obtained a warren of arrest for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree, a class A misdemeanor, for






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