Brockport woman gets state prison for driving while ability impaired

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 26 July 2023 at 3:06 pm

ALBION – A Brockport woman was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in state prison today by Orleans County Court Judge Sanford Church.

Taneesha Diltz, 32, was driving with her ability impaired by drugs on Feb. 11. She was stopped in the Town of Murray on Ridge Road. She also kicked an Orleans County deputy. She was charged with third-degree assault and sentenced to up to 364 days in the county jail for that crime, which will satisfied as part of her state prison sentence.

Her license was revoked for a year and she must use an interlock ignition device for three years when she is released. That device measures her Breath Alcohol Content.

In other cases:

• Haleigh Felton, 27, was sentenced to 10 years of probation for bringing pills into the Orleans Correctional Facility.

She said she brought the pills into the prison “By mistake.” She doesn’t have a prior criminal record.

• Noah Rowlett, 21, formerly of Albion rejected a plea offer and will go to trial on either Aug. 25 or Set. 18 for second-degree rape. He allegedly had sex with an underage female last summer.

Rowlett, now of Arkansas, was offered a plea deal of attempted rape in the second degree with no sentencing promises.

• Wade Murphy, 50, of Clarendon was arraigned on four counts of criminal possession of stolen property 3rd degree, one count of criminal possession of stolen property 4th degree, and criminal possession of a weapon 4th degree.

He allegedly had a stolen UTV, zero-turn lawn mower, utility trailer, jet ski, and a large tow behind camper. Some items were also modified to conceal or remove vehicle identification numbers.

Judge Church continued $50,000 cash bail or $250,000 bond that was set in a lower court.

Murphy’s codefendant also was arraigned in county court.

• Jennifer T. Sportsman, 48, of Clarendon also faces four counts of criminal possession of stolen property 3rd degree and criminal possession of stolen property 4th. She was released on her own recognizance.

• Xavier Hand, 26, of Medina was arraigned after being charged for the sale and distribution of fentanyl pills disguised as prescription oxycodone pills. He also allegedly disguised Xanax bars and high-grade marijuana, the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force reported in February.

Law enforcement seized 114 fentanyl pills disguised as Oxycodone pills, over 2,000 disguised Xanax bars, over a half of pound of Psilocybin mushrooms, over 14 pounds of high-grade marijuana, over $156,000 in cash, a loaded .40 caliber semi-auto pistol, scales, numerous packaging material and other drug paraphernalia.

Hand today was arraigned on two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, CPCS in the fourth degree, CPCS in the fifth degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and criminal possession of cannabis in the first degree.

Hand’s bail remains at $2,000 in cash or bond, which he has posted.

• Chasity Zinnate, 42, of Medina was arraigned for burglary in the third degree, attempted burglary in the third degree, grand larceny in the third degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree.

She allegedly stole $8,200 worth of items from a business on Main Street in Medina and attempted to break into another location.

She was released on her own recognizance.