Albion man pleads guilty to DWI with child in vehicle
ALBION – An Albion man pleaded guilty in Orleans County Court this morning to aggravated driving while intoxicated and could face up to 6 months in the county jail, as well as 5 years of probation when he is sentenced on Jan. 31.
Brandon Woodhams, 31, said in court today he had been drinking and his ability to drive was impaired on Aug. 10 in Gaines, when he had a child under age 15 with him.
Woodhams was given a breathalyzer and recorded a 0.23 percent BAC, about three times above the legal limit for DWI.
In other cases:
• Cal Share of Kendall was sentenced to a year in the county jail by Judge Sanford Church.
Share admitted to violating his probation in a previous court appearance. He is on probation for driving while intoxicated.
He admitted to drinking alcohol on several occasions including twice when his ignition interlock device indicated he had been drinking, for failing to report to probation on six occasions, for having an adulterated urine sample and for not doing any of his community service.
Public Defender Joanne Best presented three letters of support for Share, providing testimonials to his good character as an employee, friend and family member.
Judge Church said Share has been on probation three times. He noted that Share tried to deceive Probation with an adulterated urine sample.
• Angel Marrero, 46, of Rochester was arraigned on three different alleged burglaries, with two in Clarendon and one in Murray. Those burglaries allegedly happened in June and July.
He was arraigned on two counts of burglary in the second degree, one count of grand larceny in the third degree for stealing property worth $6,700, one county of grand larceny in the fourth degree for taking property worth $2,000, one county of petit larceny and two counts of criminal mischief in the fourth degree.
The judge set bail at $10,000 cash or $20,000 bond.
• Kevin McEwen, 41, of Kendall was arraigned on charges of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree criminal use of a firearm, and second-degree menacing.
McEwen allegedly fired two rounds from a Glock near a person on Sept. 18 in Kendall, not intending to hurt the person but make the person scared. He has already posted $1,000 cash bail.
