3 plead guilty in county court and could face time in jail or prison

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 18 October 2016 at 9:39 am

ALBION – Three people pleaded guilty in Orleans County Court on Monday and could be sentenced to either state prison or the county jail.

A Lyndonville man admitted to having cocaine and selling on March 16 in Ridgeway. Jarred Hodgins, 28, of South Townline Road pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, which carries a maximum sentence for 4 years in state prison.

He will be sentenced on Jan. 3 at 2 p.m.

• Dustin Herzog, 27, of Albion pleaded guilty to petit larceny. He admitted to stealing chainsaws from Nesbitt Farms, a Waterport fruit farm where he was working.

Herzog said he sold some of the chainsaws at pawn shops.

He could face up to a year in jail when he is sentenced on Dec. 12 at 2:30 p.m.

• Heather Pratt, 32, of Countyline Road in Kendall admitted to driving while intoxicated in Kendall on Sept. 11, 2016. She registered a 0.16 Blood Alcohol Content. She has a previous DWI in December 2013.

She could be sentenced to up to six months in jail when she is sentenced on Jan. 3 at 2 p.m.

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