4 sentenced to prison or county jail for crimes in Orleans

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 25 January 2022 at 1:17 pm

ALBION – Four people were sentenced to state prison or the Orleans County Jail for crimes in the county.

Judge Sanford Church sentenced the following on Jan. 12:

Steven Forshey, 44, received the longest sentence of five years in prison, plus five years of post-release supervision for first-degree burglary.

He allegedly went into an elderly man’s house on Shelby Basin Road and threatened him with a knife, and took some of his possessions.

Kenneth Martin II, 31, of Medina was sentenced to two to four years in state prison for third-degree burglary. He was sentenced as a second-felony offender.

Judd Farewell, 30, of Medina was sentenced to two to four years in state prison for third-degree burglary and fourth-degree grand larceny. In February 2020, he allegedly entered a building on Maple Ridge Road without permission and stole copper supply lines worth an estimated $1,500.

Gary Pugh, 60, was sentenced to 364 days in the county jail for driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree.