Troy, NY -- Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly announced that Royal Teasley, 38, of Troy was sentenced today after he was found guilty by a jury trial in December 2024. Teasley was sentenced to a total of 20 years after being convicted by the jury on the following counts:
Count 1: Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, PL 220.21(1), Class A-I Felony
Count 2: Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, PL 220.16(1), Class B Felony
Count 3: Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, PL 220.16[7], Class B Felony
Count 4: Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, PL 265.03[3], Class C violent felony
Count 5: Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree, PL 220.50[3], Class A misdemeanor
Teasley was sentenced to 10 years for his possession of the narcotics, and 10 years for the possession of a loaded handgun, which are to run consecutively.
Teasley was charged after a search warrant executed at his residence yielded 550 grams of cocaine (half a kilogram), over an eighth of an ounce of methamphetamine, a loaded privately made pistol (“Ghost Gun”), over $20,000 cash, as well as digital scales and packaging.
Assistant District Attorney Spencer Lane prosecuted the case.
“I appreciate the work of the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department to keep dangerous drugs off the streets of our County,” said District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly.