2 plead guilty to felony drug charges in Orleans County
ALBION – Two people from Rochester pleaded guilty in Orleans County Court on Wednesday to felony drug charges.
Both have no prior criminal history.
Tamage Faison, 19, pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 5th degree for having cocaine in Albion on March 4.
As part of a plea agreement, there are no sentencing promises. He could face a 1 to 2 ½ year sentence in state prison or the judge could sentence Faison to the county jail or probation.
Faison will be sentenced on Sept. 23.
Another Rochester resident, Malcolm Power, pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 3rd degree.
Power, 21, was found passed out in a car in Medina on May 14 with drugs in his backpack, said Susan Howard, the Orleans County district attorney.
Power could get a split sentence on Sept. 23 with up to six months in jail and 5 years of probation.
