CARLTON – An Albion man was arraigned for attempted murder in the second-degree for after he allegedly fired two shots from a rifle on Jan. 2 at Roadies Pizzeria and Sports Bar on Route 98.

Scott A. Foley, 52, also was arraigned in Orleans County Court today on charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees, reckless endangerment in the first degree, and driving while intoxicated.

The charge of attempted murder in the second degree carries a maximum of 25 years in prison. It is a more serious charge from when Foley was arrested on Jan. 2 with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree the most serious charge.

District Attorney Joe Cardone said Foley showed a depraved indifference to human life by firing the rifle twice from his vehicle in the parking lot. One of the rounds was recovered inside the pizzeria and sports bar.

Foley was at Roadies and was asked to leave by one of the co-owners after a “disturbance,” Cardone said.

Foley left and returned, allegedly shooting a rifle from the parking lot.

Cardone said the incident was unprovoked and “an extremely serious situation.”

Foley has been in the county jail since his arrest. His attorney, Jim Doyle, asked that bail be set at $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond. He said Foley isn’t a flight risk and would makes all of his court appearances.

Judge Sanford Church set bail at $15,000 cash or $75,000 bond. The judge also issued two orders of protections for a co-owner of Roadies and an employee.

• In another case today, a 17-year-old boy from Albion was arraigned on several counts for his role in allegedly being part of break-ins at a used car business on Ridge Road in Ridgeway and a bottle/can redemption center on Hamilton Street in Albion.

The boy, who is expected to get youthful offender status, was arraigned on two counts of burglary in the third degree, one count of grand larceny in the fourth degree, two counts of criminal mischief in in the third degree, and one count of petit larceny. He is one of three co-defendants in the case.

• The judge also issued a warrant for Jason Pullen, 35, of Rochester who has missed his last three court appearances. He was arraigned on Dec. 12 for grand larceny in the fourth degree for allegedly stealing a trailer.

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ALBION – A former corrections officer at the Albion Correctional Facility was sentenced today to six months in the Orleans County Jail, plus 10 years of probation for a criminal sex act with an inmate.

David F. Stupnick, 26, of Medina also will have to register as a sex offender. A hearing was set for April 9 to determine what level he will be as a sex offender.

Stupnick pleaded guilty on Dec. 12 to criminal sex act with an inmate in the third degree. He allegedly had inappropriate sexual relations with two female inmates at the Albion Correctional Facility.

Orleans County Court Judge Sanford Church issued orders of protection for the two victims.

Stupnick was arrested on May 17 by State Police and was charged with four counts of sex abuse in the 2nd degree, two counts each of criminal sex act in the 3rd degree and official misconduct.

His attorney, Cheryl Meyers Buth, asked for no jail time and only probation and community service. She said Stupnick has lost a $70,000 a year job and been prominently featured in the news throughout Western New York since his arrest. She said he fell victim to his emotions with the crime.

District Attorney Joe Cardone asked for jail time, saying corrections officers are well educated by the state Department of Corrections that they are not to have any sexual relations with inmates.

“This stuff wasn’t appropriate,” Church said during Stupnick’s sentencing. “There has to be penalties for type of conduct.”

The judge also imposed $1,425 in court fees and fines on Stupnick, including $1,000 for a sex offender victim fee, $300 for a court surcharge, $50 for a DNA database fee and $25 for a crime victim’s fee.

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Time will be served with child pornography conviction

ALBION – An Albion man was sentenced to 1 1/3 to 4 years in state prison today, with the time to run concurrently with a federal child pornography conviction.

Andrew Campbell

Andrew Campbell, 33, on Jan. 29 was sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison by a federal judge for possession of child pornography.

Campbell also faced charges in Orleans County Court for unlawful surveillance in the second degree. Campbell admitted in court on Oct. 31 to using an iPhone to record two girls without their consent.

Today he was sentenced on that charge. The mother of one of the girls who was recorded asked County Court Judge Sanford Church to not have Campbell serve this sentence as part of the federal charge. She wanted additional time for Campbell in prison.

District Attorney Joe Cardone said his office coordinated the local case with federal prosecutors. Campbell pleaded to the top federal count, and received the 6 ½ year sentence, with Cardone saying the surveillance charge was likely a factor in the length of that sentence.

Cardone said Campbell’s crime has many “ripple effects” for the victims, who feel violated.

“The defendant’s conduct has had a tremendous impact,” Cardone said. “They will be impacted the rest of their lives.”

Campbell apologized to the two girls in court today, and also to the mother of one of the victims.

“My client is remorseful and apologizes for that and wishes he could change things,” said his attorney, Michael O’Keefe.

Campbell was living in Albion and recently relocated to North Carolina and was to enroll in a sex offender program, O’Keefe said.

“He has admitted his guilt,” O’Keefe said. “He is willing to treat his problems. It won’t happen again. He is glad he got caught so he can treat his problem.”

One of the girls videotaped by Campbell spoke in court and gave a tearful response on the pain and betrayal she feels from the crime.

Her mother said the violation has damaged the family, including her daughter’s siblings.

The mother said not adding more time to the sentence felt like another victimization for the two girls.

“He is receiving no consequence for the crime against these girls,” she said.

The mother didn’t want a plea deal in the case and said her daughter was willing to testify at trial.

She blamed Campbell for being a predator.

“He is an arrogant, selfish and deceitful person,” the mother said.

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ALBION – An Albion man was sentenced to 1 ½ years in state prison today by Orleans County Court Judge Sanford Church.

Richard Meise, 36, was arrested on June 20 along with his wife Linda for allegedly making and possessing methamphetamine at Beechwood Boulevard, Oak Orchard Estates.

Mrs. Meise, a first-time felony offender, was sentenced to 6 months in jail and 5 years of probation for having precursors for making methamphetamine.

Her husband is a second-felony offender. He pleaded guilty to attempted unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree. His sentence also includes two years of post-release supervision.

Public Defender Joanne Best said Mr. Meise has been drug-free since his arrest.

Judge Church said Meise has an extensive criminal and substance abuse history. The judge urged Meise to take a new path in his life.

“I hope you get the help you need and it lasts,” he said.

In other cases in County Court today:

• Nicholas Boryszewski, 37, of Medina pleaded guilty to attempted burglary in the second degree and could face 3 to 7 years in state prison when he is sentenced.

Boryszewski admitted to entered a residence without permission on Maple Ridge Road in Shelby on July 2 and taking cash and safe.

He could also receive five years of post-release supervision. He also needs to pay restitution, which could be up to $13,700.

• A Medina man was arraigned on seven counts of criminal possession of stolen property.

Anthony Allee, 28, of Ridge Road faces two counts in the third degree, and three counts each of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth and fifth degrees.

He allegedly had a two stolen ATVs, a car trailer, utility trailer, golf cart, dirt bike and another trailer.

He is a codefendant in the case with his wife, Tashira Allee, 36.

The couple also is facing federal charges for allegedly maintaining a drug-involved premises, possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, unlawful possession of a short-barreled shotgun, and unlawful possession of a short-barreled rifle.

Mr. Allee also faces federal charges with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, marijuana, hydrocodone, and cocaine, unlawful possession of a machinegun, and unlawful possession of a stolen firearm, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 30 years in prison and a maximum of life.

Allee’s attorney, Christopher Privateer, asked Judge Church to authorize a psychiatric evaluation of Allee, which the judge approved today.

Privateer said he is concerned that Allee is not receiving any mental health treatment while being held at a facility in Ohio.

• Ronald Riley, 40, of Applegate Drive in Medina was arraigned on multiple drug charges for allegedly having and selling cocaine in Medina.

Riley was arraigned on three counts each of criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. He also has been charged with criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree.

Riley is currently on parole with the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. His charges are no longer a “bailable offense” but his attorney requested some bail, even $1. That way the time he spends in the county jail can count towards his sentence. Judge Church agreed to set bail at $1.

• Maurice Glasco, 41, of South Main Street in Medina was arraigned on driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree. He was charged on Nov. 18 on Route 31 in Ridgeway.

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ALBION – Two people pleaded guilty in Orleans County Court as second-felony offenders and could be sentenced to prison.

John Crossley, 68, of Medina pleaded guilty in court today to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree. He admitted to having crack cocaine with the intent to sell it.

He faces up to 1 ½ years in prison plus 1 to 2 years of post-release supervision when he is sentenced by County Court Judge Sanford Church on April 2.

In court on Wednesday, Michael Dubuc, 41, of Niagara Falls pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth-degree. He admitted to be part of a group of three that stole three dirt bikes from a Ridgeway garage on Oct. 16, 2018.

He could face 1 ½ to 3 years in prison when he is sentenced on March 19. He was to go to trial beginning on Jan. 27 before pleading guilty on Wednesday. Dubuc was facing charges of third-degree burglary, third-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal mischief.

A Medina man was sentenced to 60 days in jail and 3 years of probation for endangering the welfare of a child. Kyle Allport, 34, was facing a charge first-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. He pleaded guilty to the reduced charge, which is a misdemeanor.

Allport is accused of inappropriately touching a 6-year-old girl in August 2016. He maintained his innocence and entered an Alford plea, where he pleads guilty without admitting guilt.

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ALBION – A former inmate in the Orleans County Jail was sentenced to 1 ½ to 3 years in state prison today for an assault on a county corrections officer.

Valerie Allen, 32, admitted to punching a female corrections officer on April 8, and also to biting the officer’s finger and pulling her hair. Allen was charged with second-degree assault.

Allen was in the county jail awaiting sentencing after she pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate. She admitted in court previously to throwing urine and toilet water at corrections officers on Oct. 13, 2016.

She was sentenced to 1 ½ to 3 years in state prison on that charge. She has been at the Albion Correctional Facility since April 22.

Allen is a Allegany County native who also previously was convicted unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamines in the third degree.

“You continue to have a lack of respect for authority and the rules for society,” County Court Judge Sanford Church told Allen at sentencing today.

Also in court, the judge set Jan. 27 for the start of a trial against a Niagara Falls man who allegedly stole three dirt bikes from a Ridgeway garage on Oct. 16, 2018.

Michael Dubuc, 41, faces charges of third-degree burglary, third-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal mischief.

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DeVante Boston lived 15 1/2 years with severe disabilities before his death at age 20 in 2017

David Ricks

ALBION – A former Medina man pleaded guilty this morning to manslaughter in the first degree.

David Ricks, 41, admitted in court today he picked up a 4-year-old boy, DeVante Boston, and threw him to the floor in May 2002 after an argument with the boy’s mother about disciplining the child. Ricks was 24 at the time and was the boyfriend of DeVante’s mother.

“I took him from his mother and threw him to the floor,” Ricks told Judge Matthew Murphy of Niagara County, who is handling the case.

DeVante was never the same after that. He would live 15 1/2 years in a vegetative state. He was left unable to walk or talk after the assault. He stayed in a healthcare facility in Buffalo and functioned at about a 6-month-old’s level.

DeVante died at age 20 on Oct. 27, 2017 and the Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office said DeVante’s death was caused by his injuries when he was 4.

Ricks was released from state prison this summer after serving nearly 17 years after being convicted of first-degree assault in 2003.

He has been in the Orleans County Jail since his release from prison. He is being held without bail.

As part of a plea agreement today, he will face up to 25 years for the charge of manslaughter in the first degree. The nearly 17 years in prison will count toward that sentence so Ricks could face up to 8 years more in prison.

He was arraigned in County Court on May 22 for second-degree murder, for causing the severe injuries that led to the death of DeVante. With that charge, Ricks faced 25 years to life in prison.

As part of the plea today, Ricks agreed to not appeal the sentence.

A delayed death provision allows for murder charges to be filed when a person assaulted dies after the perpetrator is convicted of a lesser crime. District Attorney Joe Cardone said it is used in court, typically in cases where a death wasn’t long after a conviction for an assault charge.

The DA said Ricks recklessly caused the injuries, forcing DeVante to be severely disabled the rest of his life. And those injuries ultimately led to DeVante’s premature death, Cardone said.

Ricks is scheduled to be sentenced at 9 a.m. on March 2.

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ALBION – An Albion man was sentenced to a year in the Orleans County Jail last week for intentionally damaging another person’s car on April 19 and causing $2,000 in damage.

Patrick Allen, 37, pleaded guilty to criminal mischief in the third degree on Oct. 17. He needs to pay $2,000 in restitution. He was sentenced by County Court Judge Sanford Church.

In other cases:

• Coty Read, 28, of Albion pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. He was discovered with a loaded .22-caliber handgun in October. He was stopped by law enforcement after he failed to stop at a traffic light.

Read admitted in court last Thursday to having the gun. He faces up to a year in jail when he is sentenced on March 12. He is currently free on $25,000 bail.

• Kristen DeMay, 31, of Rochester pleaded guilty to petit larceny for stealing makeup, clothing and other items from the Albion Walmart in June 2018. She allegedly took the items despite there being an order for her to stay away from Walmart stores.

She could be sentenced up to 364 days in jail when she is sentenced on March 12.

• Deon Jackson, 20, of Medina was arraigned on two counts of burglary in the first degree, one count of robbery in the first degree, one count of grand larceny in the fourth degree, and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.

He allegedly entered a Medina residence without permission on July 3 with a BB pistol, and took $1,700 in cash.

Jackson is in the county jail on $50,000 cash bail.

• Brooke Maynard, 19, of Albion was arraigned for criminal possession of marijuana in the second degree. She and a codefendant – Jacob Twardowski, 19, of Albion – allegedly had 19 ounces of marijuana. No bail was set for Maynard.

• Kelly Rados, 43, of Medina was arraigned on two counts each of forgery in the second degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, and offering a false instrument in the first degree.

Rados allegedly forged a bill of sale for a vehicle and a Department of Motor Vehicles form. She has been released own her own recognizance.

• Jared Brannan, 35, of Albion was arraigned on one count of grand larceny for allegedly stealing $1,400 worth of merchandise from the Albion Walmart.

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ALBION – Two people who had a role in the overdose death of a Clarendon man on June 1 were each sentenced to up to 4 years in state prison today by Orleans County Court Judge Sanford Church.

Logan DiPilato, 28, and Kelly Hagberg, 31, of Holley were sentenced for criminally negligent homicide (1 ½ to 4 years in state prison) and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (2 ½ years in prison). The sentences will be served concurrent or at the same time.

District Attorney Joe Cardone told the judge that prison was warranted in the case due to the defendants putting fentanyl into the community, knowing the drug was highly dangerous. Cardone said their actions were “reckless.”

Hagberg admitted to providing fentanyl to DiPilato, who then sold four bags of it to Mark Kinsey, 35, which resulted in a fatal overdose.

“I’m so sorry for what my actions have done,” Hagberg said at her sentencing this afternoon in County Court. “If I could take it back I would.”

Hagberg said she has been sober the past five months and that time has shown her just how destructive her lifestyle was.

Logan DiPilato also apologized during his sentencing in the morning. He said he has been battling drug addiction for several years.

“Absolutely I feel so regretful for my actions against Mark Kinsey and his family,” DiPilato said at sentencing. “There is nothing I can say to bring rest to his family.”

Public defender Joanne Best said DiPilato has felt the pain of losing a loved one to an overdose. His brother, Dylan DiPilato, was 31 when he died suddenly on April 11.

Both Logan DiPilato and Hagberg have no prior felony convictions. Best, the public defender, said Logan is determined to break the cycle of addiction.

“He has always been extremely empathetic and sympathetic,” Best said about his remorse for Kinsey’s death.

Leigh Kinsey and her husband Chuck Kinsey are Mark’s parents. In a statement to the court, Mrs. Kinsey said Hagberg and DiPilato both deserve a life sentence in prison.

She said the loss of their son has been devastating to his parents, siblings, friends and the community.

Mark had returned home with his parents the last five weeks of his life while in recovery.

“He had many personal struggles and challenges over the 35 years of his life, and he was in recovery and finding a new direction for his life,” Mrs. Kinsey said. “He was not using, he was gaining weight and working a steady job as a cook.”

She said Hagberg and DiPilato knew Mark was vulnerable, trying to fight his addiction.

“We are all part of the community of recovery from substance use disorder,” Mrs. Kinsey said. “No one is exempt. This is a national epidemic, well publicized in the news. Each one of us has a responsibility to help each other in recovery. To take advantage of someone in recovery by selling them fentanyl is a betrayal of that responsibility and the community.”

She called it murder to sell fentanyl disguised as heroin to someone struggling to maintain his recovery.

“Our family has a life sentence – a life without our dear Mark, his precious smile, infectious laugh, and loving heart,” she said. “There is not been a day since June 1, 2019 where he have not grieved and cried. We are in grief counseling and will continue to be for a long time. This is our sentence.”

Judge Church gave Hagberg and DiPilato the maximum through a plea deal, rebuffing a suggestion from Best for a sentence of probation or the Willard drug treatment program in the state prison system.

“You knew it was fentanyl and you knew it was dangerous,” the judge told DiPilato. “There has to be penalties for this conduct especially when it leads to someone’s death.”

The judge had similar words for Hagberg, faulting her for putting a lethal drug in the community.

In addition to the prison sentence, DiPilato and Hargberg will both have 1 year of post-release supervision.

The Kinseys also asked for $12,000 in restitution for their son’s funeral expenses. That request was withdrawn because Judge Church said the request for restitution wasn’t made as part of the plea agreement on Oct. 17.

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ALBION – An Albion man was arraigned in Orleans County Court on Thursday on a 24-count indictment that includes multiple counts of rape and criminal sex acts.

Jarred Hodgins, 32, allegedly had sex with a girl under the age of consent. He was arraigned on two counts of second-degree rape, 10 counts of third-degree rape, two counts of criminal sex act in the second degree, and 10 counts of criminal sex act in the third degree. He also has been charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child.

Judge Sanford Church set bail at $20,000, which Hodgins has already posted from a lower town court.

Other people arraigned in court on Thursday include:

• Tashira Allee, 36, of Medina for criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree for allegedly having two ATVs, three trailers, a golf cart and a dirt bike that weren’t hers. Her husband, Anthony Allee, is a co-defendant in the case.

Mr. Allee also is facing federal charges. He has been charged with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, marijuana, hydrocodone, and cocaine, unlawful possession of a machine gun, and unlawful possession of a stolen firearm, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 30 years in prison and a maximum of life.

• Dakota Baker, 24, of Albion who was arraigned for criminal mischief for allegedly causing about $7,000 in damage to an apartment on West State Street.

• Arthur Draper, 48, of Lyndonville who was arraigned for grand larceny in the third degree for allegedly collecting more than $8,000 in unemployment benefits he wasn’t entitled to through the state Department of Labor.

• Jacob Twardowski, 19, of Albion who was arraigned for criminal possession of marijuana in the second degree for allegedly having 19 ounces of marijuana.

• Jason Pullen, 35, of Rochester who was arraigned for grand larceny in the fourth degree for allegedly stealing a trailer.

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ALBION – A Medina man was sentenced to five years in state prison today by Orleans County Court Judge Sanford Church.

Erik Warren, 30, of Ridge Road was given the maximum sentence as part of a plea agreement for reckless endangerment of a child.

Warren allegedly shook a month-old baby and dropped the baby on the floor in February, causing brain damage. The child suffered a traumatic brain injury with vision and hearing impairments, Judge Church said. The boy is in foster care and continues to receive medical treatment.

Warren apologized for his actions.

“I realize I have failed as a father, as a man and most importantly as a human being,” Warren said at sentencing. “I’m hoping for a second chance to be a wonderful father.”

Warren has taken anger management classes and maintains a full-time job.

“He is trying to improve himself and his financial situation,” said Joanne Best, the public defender.

She said the baby has made progress, by gaining weight and responding to visual stimulation.

Judge Church said the child suffered a very serious brain injury and remains in “a life-threatening situation.”

The judge said he was also puzzled why Warren went on national television show with The Steve Wilkos Show and denied he hurt the child.

The judge’s sentence also includes three years of post-release supervision. Church also issued an order of protection for eight years for the child when Warren is released from prison.

As part of the plea deal, Warren won’t face more serious charges if the child ultimately doesn’t survive the injuries.

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ALBION – A corrections officer at the Albion Correctional Facility pleaded guilty today to a criminal sex act with an inmate and faces a maximum to six months in jail and five years of probation.

David F. Stupnick, 26, of Medina allegedly had inappropriate sexual relations with two female inmates at the Albion Correctional Facility. He admitted to receiving oral sex from an inmate and pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sex act in the third degree.

He was arrested on May 17 by State Police and was charged with four counts of sex abuse in the 2nd degree, two counts each of criminal sex act in the 3rd degree and official misconduct.

Orleans County Court Judge Sanford Church issued orders of protection for two victims in the case.

Stupnick will be sentenced in County Court on Feb. 20.

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ALBION – Two men from Orleans County were sentenced to state prison today for attempted rape.

Ean Hofmeister, 18, of Ridgeway was sentenced to 5 years in state prison for attempted rape in the first degree, plus 15 years of post-release supervision..

He allegedly had sex with a 12-year-old girl who became pregnant. The victim would have a miscarriage. She said in a victim statement read to the court she became isolated from friends, gained weight, and didn’t want to leave her house after the rape.

The judge declined to give Hofmeister youthful offender status. Judge Church said Hofmeister hasn’t taken responsibility for the crime and pursued help through the Genesee-Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse or the Mental Health Department.

The judge also issued orders of protection for the victim and her mother for 8 years.

• Christopher Allis, 19, of Lyndonville was sentenced to 4 years in state prison plus 5 years of post-release supervision for attempted rape in the second degree. Allis was 18 when he said he had sex with a 14-year-old girl. That girl, now 15, gave birth to his child earlier this month.

County Court Judge Sanford Church declined given youthful offender status to Allis, and also issued an order of protection for the victim.

Church said Allis hasn’t accepted responsibility for the crime and wouldn’t participate in an evaluation to determine if he had any underlying issues as part of the criminal behavior.

Public Defender Joanne Best said Allis took responsibility by admitting to the crime in a September court appearance.

• A Niagara Falls man was sentenced to 1 1/3 to 4 years in state prison for burglary and grand larceny. Carlton Cook-Mckee, 26, and two other defendants are accused of stealing three dirt bikes from a Ridgeway garage on Oct. 16, 2018.

Cook-Mckee has to pay $5,500 in restitution for the crime.

District Attorney Joe Cardone asked for state prison for Cook-Mckee, who Cardone said stole the dirt bike to support a drug addiction.

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ALBION – A former inmate at the Albion Correctional Facility admitted to striking a corrections officer with a closed fist several times on Feb. 15.

Aniah Ferguson, 21, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in Orleans County Court this morning. She will face an additional 1 ½ to 3 years in prison when she is sentenced on Feb. 6 by County Court Judge Sanford Church.

Ferguson was taken to the emergency room at Medina Memorial Hospital on Feb. 15. While in the bathroom, her mechanical restraints were removed from one wrist. When a female correction officer tried to put the restraint back on, Ferguson allegedly punched her several times with her free hand, causing injuries to the CO’s head, including a bloody nose, and contusions to her eye, face and head.

Ferguson has since been transferred to Bedford Hills.

District Attorney Joseph Cardone said the correction officer suffered “substantial pain” from the attack and needed medical treatment. She also missed work and needed to take pain medication.

Ferguson is in prison after an incident in 2015 when she led an attack on a 16-year-old girl at a McDonald’s in Brooklyn. When she was at Rikers Island, Ferguson assaulted a captain at the New York City jail.

In other cases in County Court today:

• An Oakfield man was arraigned for two counts of felony driving while intoxicated, one count of aggravated DWI (for BAC above 0.18) and one count of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Troy Bailey, 50, was charged on July 27 on Main Street in Shelby. He was allegedly driving drunk without a license. His BAC was 0.194 percent.

• An inmate at the Albion Correctional Facility was arraigned for aggravated harassment of an employee by inmate. Angela Tuitt, 33, allegedly threw fecal matter at a corrections officer.

• Christopher C. Taylor, 35, of West Avenue in Medina was arraigned for two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. He allegedly intended to sell cocaine and possessed more than a half ounce of cocaine.

He also was arraigned on one count criminal nuisance in third because people were allegedly engaging in unlawful activity on his premises.

Taylor also has been charged with criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree for allegedly using scales or balances to weigh controlled substances.

He pleaded not guilty in court today and is free on $20,000 bail.

• Jacob Harbaugh of the Niagara Falls rejected a plea offer for third-degree burglary and third-degree grand larceny.

Judge Church set Jan. 21 for the start of a trial against Harbaugh. He is one of three defendants who allegedly stole three dirt bikes from a Ridgeway garage on Oct. 16, 2018.

If found guilty, Harbaugh could face 3 ½ to 7 years in prison. As part of a plea deal, his sentence would be capped at 2 ½ to 5 years in prison. Harbaugh rejected the offer today.

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