2 Medina men face drug charges

Thompson

MEDINA – Two Medina men face drug charges following an investigation into the sale and distribution of crack cocaine and Suboxone in the Village of Medina, the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force is reporting today.

The arrests were made after a pair of sealed indictments were handed up from the Orleans County Grand Jury. On May 17 and May 18, the two men were arrested by the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office.

The following were charged:

Jones

Michael D. Thompson, 49, of 525 West Ave., Apt. 7. He was charged with three counts each of criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, which are Class B felonies.

Robert D. Jones, 25, of 515 West Ave., Apt. 1A. He was charged with one count each of criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, which are Class D felonies.

Both Thompson and Jones were arraigned in Orleans County Curt by Judge James Punch. Thompson was committed to Orleans County Jail on $15,000 bail. Jones was remanded to jail on $5,000 bail. Both are due back in County Court today at 2 p.m.

Further arrests and charges are pending in this investigation, the Task Force reported.