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Penn Yan man sold drugs to undercover officer in Yates County, now faces felony charges

A local man was arrested on felony charges after a drug investigation concluded in Penn Yan.

Police say Mark Dean, 45, of Penn Yan was arrested on a superior court warrant out of Yates County. He had been indicted by a grand jury on drug sale charges.


Dean was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance – both felonies – after selling Suboxone to members of the Penn Yan Police Department.

He was arraigned in Yates County Court and released.