Man pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking in relation to 2018 incident in Deerfield DAWSON Published: 3/1/2021 6:50:52 PM GREENFIELD — A 32-year-old man was sentenced to three years in a Massachusetts prison after pleading guilty to a cocaine trafficking charge Monday afternoon. Speaking from the Essex County Jail in Lewis, N.Y., Stephon Dawson appeared before Franklin County Superior Court Judge Jane Mulqueen via the online video and audio conferencing platform Zoom. Mulqueen asked Dawson a series of questions to ensure he understood his rights before accepting the guilty plea, which was the recommendation of First Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne, who is prosecuting the case, and defense counsel Stephen Shea.