GENEVA — Councilor-at-Large Ahmad J. Whitfield, who is facing felony drug charges, rejected a plea offer Monday from the Ontario County District Attorney’s Office.

Assistant District Attorney Bianca D’Angelo confirmed that news outside an Ontario County courtroom.

Whitfield was expected to plead guilty to unspecified charges. D’Angelo, who was filling in for the prosecutor in the case, Robin Catalano, said it’s possible the case will now go to grand jury, adding that no new court date was set before Judge Gregory McCaffrey.

Whitfield was at the courthouse, but did not appear in court with his attorney, Joseph Lobosco, a criminal defense attorney from Rochester.

An email to Lobosco requesting comment had not been returned when the Times went to press.

Whitfield, of North Main Street, was arrested by State Police Jan. 7, accused of selling cocaine/fentanyl. He was charged with second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a class A-II felony, and two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a class B felony.

State Police said at the time of his arrest that its Violent Gangs and Narcotics Enforcement Team, in coordination with the Geneva Police Department, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office, and the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office, was conducting a narcotics trafficking investigation in the Geneva area that resulted in Whitfield’s arrest.

Whitfield, who was reelected to a four-year term on City Council in November, has not attended a meeting since his arrest, nor participated in any communications with fellow members, Mayor Jim Cecere told the Times last week.

A day after Whitfield’s arrest, Cecere announced he was urging him to consider resigning his position.

District Attorney Jason MacBride’s office has been in plea discussions with Whitfield’s attorney since the case was waived to grand jury, although no grand jury has heard the case.

Last week, Cecere urged Whitfield to fulfill his duties as a councilor, given his decision not to resign. He continues to receive a paycheck from the city for his position.