Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Suspended Erie County Sheriff's Deputy John Gugino pleads guilty to cocaine possession. He was stopped in October 2020, the subject of a search warrant, on Milestrip Road.
Gugino pleaded guilty in Hamburg Town Court to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree, a misdemeanor. Gugino was stopped on October 17, 2020 by Erie County Sheriff's Deputies along Milestrip Road for a search warrant.
A small quantity of cocaine was found during a search of the vehicle. Gugino was initially charged with a felony for possession of cocaine, but DA John Flynn says further testing determined that the weight of the cocaine was a misdemeanor level.
Gugino, who was off-duty at the time of his arrest, was employed as a jail deputy with the Erie County Sheriff's Office.
Gugino faces a maximum sentence of one year in jail when he is sentenced on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. He remains released on his own recognizance as the charge is a non-qualifying offense for bai





