3 plead guilty in county court and could be sentenced to prison

ALBION – Three people pleaded guilty to felonies on Wednesday in Orleans County Court and could be sentenced to state prison.

Patrick Allen, 41, of Albion pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary and two counts of criminal contempt in the first degree.

Allen could be sentenced to a maximum of 2 to 4 years in state prison. He was given a reduced sentence from a maximum of 3 ½ to 7 years as part of a plea agreement.

He admitted to entering a trailer with the intent to commit a crime on West State Street on Feb. 21, 2023. He also twice had contact with someone who had an order of protection against him.

Judge Sanford Church set bail at $50,000 bond and $10,000 cash.

• Steven Johnson, 22, pleaded guilty to promoting prison contraband at the Orleans Correctional Facility, where he was incarcerated in April 2022 and possessed a sharpened plastic handle with a metal wire. He could be sentenced to another 1 ½ to 3 years in prison on Jan. 3. If he went to trial and was convicted, he could have been sentenced to a maximum of 2 to 4 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 3.

• Chasity Zinnate, 43, pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary for entering an apartment on Main Street in Medina without permission and taking a computer, iPhone and other property on Dec. 5, 2022.

She faces up to 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison when she is sentenced on Dec. 24. If she had gone to trial and was convicted, she could have faced 2 ½ to 7 years in prison.

• Darren Wilson, 62, of Lyndonville was assessed as a level 1 sex offender, the lowest level. He pleaded guilty on March 29 to possessing a sexual performance of a child. He was sentenced in May to weekends in the county jail for four months. He will also be on probation for 10 years.