Carlton man gets weekends in jail for a year, plus probation for weapons charges
ALBION – A Carlton man was sentenced this morning to a year of weekends in the county jail plus five years of probation.
Benjamin T. Hayes, 26, was sentenced for two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.
He was charged by state police on Nov. 2, 2023 with numerous felony firearms charges. Hayes at the time was working in the county’s IT Department.
He was found to be in possession of numerous illegal weapons including a privately manufactured ghost gun, 3-D printed pistol receivers, pistols, unregistered SAFE Act rifles, high-capacity magazines, body armor, ammunition and electronics involved in private manufacturing of gun parts.
He was sentenced this morning by County Court Judge Sanford Church.
In other cases in court today:
• Edward Dunn, 38, of Middleport was sentenced to 2 ½ to 5 years in state prison for third-degree burglary.
Dunn, who was convicted of a previous felony of second degree assault, acknowledged in court he went to a laundromat in Lyndonville on March 13, and entered a room that is off limits to the public. Dunn said he broke into the room with the change machine to get that money, knowing it wasn’t open to the public.
As part of the sentencing today, he has to pay $980 in restitution.
Dunn apologized for his actions and said he takes full responsibility.
Joanne Best, the public defender, said Dunn has struggled with substance abuse and would benefit from treatment.
• Anthony A. Maisano, 36, of Lockport pleaded guilty to felony driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree.
Maisano admitted to drinking alcohol on Nov. 2, 2023, when he was stopped in Orleans County and registered a 0.21 BAC.
He faces 1 to 3 years in state prison when he is sentenced on Jan. 8.
• Joshua Ausman, 39, of Clarendon was arraigned for third-degree grand larceny for allegedly taking $4,976 without permission from another person from April 1 to May 17.
