Rochester man gets 5 years of probation for having cocaine in Albion
ALBION – A Rochester man with no prior criminal history was sentenced to five years of probation in Orleans County Court for having cocaine in Albion.
Tamage Faison, 19, pleaded guilty on June 17 to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 5th degree for having cocaine on March 4.
He could have faced time in state prison, but County Court Judge Sanford Church followed the sentencing parameters in a plea agreement and gave Faison five years of probation. District Attorney Susan Howard also said she supported probation in this case.
“Thank you for the opportunity and for your consideration,” Faison said before he was sentenced.
In other cases in County Court on Wednesday:
• Javon Presley, 37, of Niagara Falls was arraigned on multiple charges after he allegedly broke into a Medina home on Feb. 14 and took a debit card and $970 in cash.
He was arraigned on second-degree burglary, fourth-degree grand larceny, third-degree robbery, and criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation.
He entered not guilty pleas to the charges. Presley has posted bail at $2,500.
• The judge found that Raymond Stanley, 50, of Holley violated terms of his probation and could face up to nine months in jail when he is sentenced on Nov. 18.
Stanley has been on probation for petty larceny. He acknowledged he was in an accident on an E-bike because he was “stoned” on April 23, missed four probation appointments, used cocaine, used marijuana three times, used alcohol, and went to Genesee County without probation permission.
• Eric McGill, 43, of Albion was offered a plea deal where he would face up to three years in state prison for making a terrorist threat and one year for criminal possession of a weapon in the 3rd degree. The agreement would be a maximum three-year cap to satisfy the charges.
McGill, formerly of Medina, faces multiple charges from two incidents in June.
On June 13 during the Albion Strawberry Festival 5k/8k race on East State Street, McGill allegedly became angry that East State Street was temporarily closed to traffic due to the race.
He allegedly had a sledgehammer intentionally putting people in fear, according to the DA’s office. McGill allegedly threatened to knock out a recruit police officer that was assisting with traffic control. He also allegedly threatened to drive through the course.
Two days later on June 15, McGill allegedly contacted Orleans Correctional Facility and told someone there he wasn’t afraid to use a gun at the prison. He then allegedly showed up outside the prison and made a pointed gun gesture towards the prison. and not afraid to use gun, made pointed gun gesture toward facility. He had a Byrna less-lethal pistol.
He was charged with displaying a dangerous instrument, making a terroristic threat, criminal possession of a weapon in the 3rd and 4th, and aggravated harassment in second degree.
McGill faced new charges from last week when he was entering the building and being screened to go into court. When he went through the metal detector, it alerted to metal. He was asked to take off his belt and allegedly got belligerent with security staff, throwing his belt at an officer and then allegedly took off running
He has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing. Those charges aren’t part of the plea offer.
