4 face felony charges from crack cocaine investigation in town of Barre

The following face felony drug charges, from left: Raymond Austin, Cassandra McGuire, Justin Colburn and Jeremy Hucknall.

BARRE – Four people are facing felony charges and two others have been arrested on misdemeanors after an investigation into the sale and distribution of crack cocaine in the Town of Barre.

The Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force on April 15 executed a search warrant at 13913 W. Lee Road. Police seized a quantity of crack cocaine packaged for sale, drug paraphernalia, numerous long guns and $1,270, the Task Force stated in a news release.

The following four people – Raymond Austin, Cassandra McGuire, Justin Colburn and Jeremy Hucknall – were each charged with one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the third degree, intent to sell (Class B felony), one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the fourth degree (Class C felony) and three counts of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the second degree (Class A misdemeanors).

Austin, 40, and McGuire, 35, live at 13913 W. Lee Rd. Colburn, 38, lives on Caroline Street in Albion and Hucknall, 39, lives on Maple Ridge Road in Medina.

Austin and McGuire also were both charged with one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th (Class A misdemeanor). Austin also was arrested on a bench warrant from the Albion Town Court.

In addition, two others – Preston Stone III, 60, and Tina Stone, 57 – were arrested on one count of Criminal Nuisance in the second degree (Class A misdemeanor). They both live at 13913 W. Lee Rd.

Tina Stone was also charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the seventh degree (Class A misdemeanor).

All six of the defendants were issued appearance tickets to the Town of Barre Justice Court on May 21 at 6 p.m.

Assisting in the investigation were Orleans County District Attorney Susan Howard, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office (K-9, Drone Unit, Road Patrol and Investigations), Niagara County Drug Task Force and the New York State Department of Corrections Office of Special Investigations.

Further arrests and charges are pending in this investigation, the Task Force said.