2 charged after investigation into cocaine distribution in Orleans County

Andre Robinson of Hilton, left, and  Alexander Inman  of Albion both face charges.

ALBION – Two people are facing felony charges after a lengthy investigation into the sale and distribution of cocaine and crack cocaine in the villages of Albion, Holley and Medina, the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force reported today.

Andre Robinson of Marple Lane in Hilton has been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, an A1 felony.

Alexander C. Inman, 39, of Beechwood Boulevard in Albion has been charged with 2 counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, which are B felonies.

The Task Force along with the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office and Orleans County Special Response Team executed a search warrant on July 29 at Robinson’s residence in Hilton, a 2018 Ford F 150 pickup truck and on the person of Robinson, who is also known as “Moola.”

From this search warrant police seized a quarter kilo of cocaine with a street value of over $50,000, $900 in cash and a 2018 Ford pickup truck, the Task Force reported.

Provided photos: A search warrant directed at Andre Robinson resulted in seizure of a quarter kilo of cocaine with a street value of over $50,000, $900 in cash and a 2018 Ford pickup truck.

Robinson was arraigned in Monroe County CAP Court and was committed to the Monroe County Jail without bail due to the A1 felony charge and his criminal history of three prior felony convictions, two being violent, the Task Force said.

Robinson today was sentenced in Orleans County Court for a drug charge stemming from an arrest by the Task Force on Aug. 20, 2024. Robinson was sentenced to 4 ½ years in state prison by County Court Judge Sanford Church, the maximum under a plea agreement.

The Albion Police Department on July 22 executed a search warrant regarding Alexander C. Inman. Police seized over two ounces of crack cocaine and numerous plastic vials used to package cocaine, the Task Force said.

The Task Force was assisted in the investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Greater Rochester Area Narcotics Enforcement Team (GRANET), the Albion Police Department K9 and the Holley Police Department.  The Task Force said further arrests and charges are pending in this case.

A search warrant directed at Alexander C. Inman resulted in police seizing over two ounces of crack cocaine and numerous plastic vials used to package cocaine.