ALBION – An Albion man was sentenced to four months of weekends in the Orleans County jail for a road rage on Feb. 28 in Clarendon.

James Duggan, 59, of Albion allegedly became angry when he was passed by another driver. Duggan then tailgated that person who pulled over. Duggan then allegedly had a knife while he approached the other driver.

The other driver tried to grab Duggan’s hand that was holding the knife and the other person’s hand was cut, the District Attorney’s Office said.

Duggan was facing a charge of second-degree assault. That was reduced to third-degree assault as part of a plea agreement. He was sentenced to four months of weekends in jail and three years probation on Wednesday by Orleans County Court Judge Sanford Church.

In other cases in County Court:

• Jennifer Sportsman, 48, of Clarendon pleaded guilty criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree and faces up to two years on probation.

Sportsman admitted to having a travel trailer that she knew belonged to someone else and that she didn’t have a right to keep it. The trailer is valued at more than $3,000.

• Khyrel Ware, 26, a former inmate at the Orleans Correctional Facility, pleaded guilty to attempted assault in the second degree for striking a corrections officer and causing that officer jaw pain and dizziness. The CO was out of work for five weeks. Ware faces an additional 1 ½ to 3 years in state prison. He is now incarcerated at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy near Utica.

MEDINA – A Medina man was sentenced to 6 years in state prison after he faced numerous drug charges for criminal sale and criminal possession for a controlled substance.

Ronald O. Riley Jr.

Ronald O. Riley Jr., 44, was charged in June for allegedly selling crack cocaine. He was sentenced as a second-felony offender this morning in Orleans County Court by Judge Sanford Church. Riley also will be on post-release supervision for three years when he is out of prison.

In other cases in County Court today:

• Xavier Hand, 26, of Medina pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. He faces up to six years in state prison when he is sentenced on Jan. 10.

Hand admitted in court today he had fentanyl last January with the intent to sell it. He also admitted to having a loaded firearm.

He was charged in February and accused of selling and distributing fentanyl pills disguised as prescription oxycodone pills. He also allegedly disguised Xanax bars and high-grade marijuana.

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-automatic pistol, scales, numerous packaging material and other drug paraphernalia.

• Corey Weathers of Rochester pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree and faces up to two years in state prison when he is sentenced on Jan. 10.

Weathers was stopped in a vehicle on Route 31A (West Lee Road) in Barre on Nov. 22 and law enforcement found two bags with a white powder that was confirmed to be cocaine, District Attorney Joe Cardone said in court.

Weathers is a second-felony offender. He also faces 1 to 2 years of post-release supervision as part of the plea agreement today.

• Austin Buzzard, 24, of Carlton was sentenced to six months in the county jail for violating his probation. Judge Church revoked the probation after Buzzard admitted to being in contact with someone who has an order of protection against him, for making a false statement, for getting arrested, and for not notifying probation of an address change.

• Cal Share of Kendall admitted to violating his probation and could face up to 364 days in the county jail when he is sentenced on Nov. 29.

Share 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.

• Joe Cortez, 40, of Batavia was found to be incompetent by mental health professionals. His case has been delayed so he could have a psychological evaluation.

Cortez faces up to nine months in the county jail for second-degree criminal contempt for violating an order of protection.

He will now receive mental health treatment to see if he can be competent to help in his own defense.

ALBION – A Holley man was sentenced to two years in state prison today after being unsuccessful in a drug diversion program which could have reduced the charge to a misdemeanor and kept him from going to prison.

Shane Dipilato, 26, was sentenced today by County Court Judge Sanford Church for third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and driving while ability impaired.

Dipilato was charged on June 16, 2022, after running into a tree at Hillside Cemetery in Holley.

Dipilato admitted to drinking alcohol while using fentanyl before driving that day. He also said he had fentanyl that he gave to friends, which is considered “selling” in a criminal definition.

Judge Church accepted Dipilato into a diversion program with treatment but Dipilato was unable to meet the rules of the program.

In other cases in County Court this morning:

• Jonathan Dejesus, 42, of Dunkirk is a former corrections officer at the Albion Correctional Facility. He was arraigned on charges of third-degree rape and official misconduct for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a female inmate at the prison in August 2022.

He was released on his own recognizance and doesn’t have to post bail.

• Alexander Blount, 34, of Medina was sentenced to five years of probation for reckless endangerment in the first degree. He started a fire inside an apartment on Telegraph Road in Ridgeway that put people in danger who lived in other apartments in the building.

Blount doesn’t have a prior criminal record. He could have faced 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison as the maximum for the charge.

• Ean Hofmeister, 22, of Ridgeway was assessed as a level 2 sex offender. In November 2019 he was sentenced to state prison for attempted rape in the first degree, plus 15 years of post-release supervision. He had sex with a 12-year-old girl who became pregnant. The victim would have a miscarriage.

Hofmeister is currently an inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility and could be released Oct. 23.

Anthony Disanferdinando

ALBION – A Clarendon man pleaded guilty in Orleans County Court this morning to third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a firearm.

Anthony Disanferdinando, 28, of Hindsburg Road in Clarendon faces up to 6 years in state prison when he is sentenced on Jan. 3. The drug charge normally carries a maximum of 9 years in prison while the firearms charge has a maximum of 1 1/3 to 4 years. As part of a plea agreement, the sentences concurrently and include up to two years of post-release supervision.

Disanferdinando was charged on Jan. 31, after an investigation into the sale and distribution of cocaine. The Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force and Orleans County Sheriff’s Office executed search warrant at Disanferdinando’s residence.

Law enforcement seized over 10 ounces of cocaine, a quantity of LSD, a quantity of prescription narcotic pills, THC wax, THC vapes, over 5 pounds of high-grade marijuana, $8,000 in cash, four loaded semi-auto pistols, 24 rifles and shotguns, scales, numerous packaging material and other drug paraphernalia, the Task Force reported.

ALBION – A Medina man pleaded guilty in Orleans County Court this morning to criminally negligent homicide.

Todd D. Sands, 56, admitted to drinking heavily on May 8 while spending time with his brother Timothy R. Sands, also 56.

Todd Sands was driving up to 94 miles per hour on Route 31A when he went off the road and struck a tree. Both men were ejected from the vehicle with Timothy Sands killed in the crash.

District Attorney Joe Cardone said Todd Sands had a blood alcohol content of 0.175 percent, more than twice the legal limit.

In court this morning in front of Judge Sanford Church, Todd Sands admitted that he had been drinking alcohol with his brother and playing the Wii video game prior to them getting in a minivan. Todd Sands said he has no recollection of driving that day but he recalls drinking and then waking up in a hospital.

He pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide where a person acts in a way “that fails to recognize a substantial and unjustifiable risk of death, that a reasonable person would observe would establish the necessary intent.”

The charge carries a maximum of 1 1/3 to 4 years in state prison. As part of a plea agreement today, Todd Sands faces a maximum of 6 months in the Orleans County Jail and five years of probation when he is sentenced on Jan. 3.

Cardone did not request bail for Todd Sands, who the DA said “has been totally cooperative.”