Man arraigned for assault of elderly Carlton resident

ALBION – A man was arraigned in Orleans County Court this morning for second-degree assault and second-degree strangulation for allegedly choking and hitting an 85-year-old man.

Andrew Coley, 25, was living with the victim at the time, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

Coley, a former Albion resident who now lives in Rochester, entered not guilty pleas in court today. He has already posted a $25,000 bond for bail, which remains at that level.

Coley also is accused of refusing to take the injured man to the hospital. His attorney, Zack Baisley, disputed that in court today.

Judge Sanford Church issued a temporary order of the protection for the victim who has suffered partial paralysis, according to the DA’s office.

In other cases in court today:

• The judge sentenced Andre Shine, 39, of Medina to four months of weekends in the county jail, plus a year of a conditional discharge. Shine pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child for providing alcohol and marijuana to an underage girl.

• Imani Williams, 33, an incarcerated woman at the Albion Correctional Facility, pleaded guilty to attempted assault in the second degree.

She said she struck another inmate with her hand after being pushed by that inmate. That person suffered facial lacerations and an orbital fracture, and suffered substantial pain from the injuries, said Susan Howard, assistant district attorney.

Williams accepted a plea deal where she faces 1 ½ to 3 years of additional time in state prison. She was headed to a trial starting on April 3 and could have faced a longer sentence if convicted of second-degree assault.

She will be sentenced on May 31.