Rochester man charged for allegedly selling cocaine in Albion

Tamage Faison

ALBION – A Rochester man was charged on March 4 for allegedly selling cocaine in the Village of Albion, the Orleans County major Felony Crime Task Force reported today.

Tamage Lavell Faison, 19, of Beach Avenue in Rochester has been charged with 1 count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, intent to sell (a Class B felony) and 1 count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree (a Class C felony).

The Task Force and the Albion Police Department on March 4 stopped a vehicle on West State Street in Albion. The Task Force had a warrant to search the vehicle and the driver.

Police seized a quantity of crack cocaine packaged for sale, the Task Force said, which resulted in the Faison being arrested on drug charges.

Faison was arraigned in Orleans County CAP Court, by Gaines Town Justice Charles Prentice. Faison was released on his own recognizance and is due to appear in Albion Town Court on March 24.

The Task Force and Albion PD were assisted in the investigation by Orleans County District Attorney Susan Howard, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office and the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

The Task Force said further arrests and charges are pending.