ALBION – A Rochester man who admitted he sold cocaine from his car in Holley in March 2015 was sentenced today to 5 years in state prison.

Roy L. Carter, 40, has at least one prior felony for a drug charge in Monroe County in June 2008.

Carter on Nov. 2 pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. As part of a plea deal, he would face no more than 5 years in state prison.

Carter declined to speak during sentencing this afternoon. His attorney, Brian Degnan, said Carter wants to make changes to his life while in prison, earning his GED and taking vocational training.

Orleans County Court Judges James Punch gave Carter the maximum sentence as part of the plea.

“You need to turn your life around,” Punch said. “You’ve been selling drugs for a long time. You are clearly a drug seller. You’ve caused a lot of misery and young people to go off the tracks.”

In other cases today:

Judge Punch set bail at $150,000 for a Medina man facing numerous drug charges. Reginald A. Kendrick, 40, of 703 Church St., Apt. 2, was charged last month with eight counts of criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and four counts of conspiracy in the fourth degree.

He was allegedly selling crack cocaine in the Village of Medina. District Attorney Joe Cardone said Kendrick has a history of crimes, including in other states. He also has given false names, Cardone said.

“He has a remarkable record,” Punch said about Kendrick’s criminal history.

A mother and son were arraigned for three counts of promoting prison contraband.

Scott Briggs, 31, of Broome County is an inmate at the Orleans Correctional Facility serving a 6- to 7-year sentence for burglary and possession of stolen property.

Lori Briggs, 54, of Endicott allegedly mailed her son a painkiller on three occasions and also had it during a prison visitation. She faces an additional charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.

Judge Punch set bail for her at $20,000 and bail for her son at $150,000.

ALBION – Three people face felony drug charges in Orleans County following an investigation into the sale and distribution of heroin and suboxone in the villages of Albion and Medina, the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force is reporting.

The trio was arrested on Monday after sealed indictments were handed up by an Orleans County grand jury.

The following were arrested:

Terra J. Swift

Terra J. Swift, 23, of 404 East Oak Orchard St., Medina, who was charged with three counts of both criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (both Class B felonies).

Swift is accused of selling heroin to an undercover agent of the Task Force on several occasions.

She also is wanted on a warrant in Monroe County.

She is scheduled to be arraigned in Orleans County Court today at 3 p.m.

Richard M. Fidanza

Richard M. Fidanza, 39, of 243 East Ave., Albion, who was charged with three counts of both criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Class D felonies).

Fidanza is accused of selling suboxone to an undercover Task Force agent on several occasions.

He was arraigned in Orleans County Court on Monday by Judge James Punch. Fidanza was committed to the county jail on $50,000 bail. He is due back in court on March 14 at 2 p.m.

Fidanza faces additional charges for possession, the Task Force reported, because he was allegedly in possession of several baggies of heroin and hypodermic needles.

Roxanne M. Thomas

Roxanne M. Thomas, 40, of 17 Jay Drive, Holley, who was charged with one count of both criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Class D felonies).

Thomas is accused of selling suboxone to an undercover Task Force agent. She was arraigned in County Court by Judge James Punch, who sent her to jail on $10,000 bail. She is due back in court on March 14 at 2 p.m.

Thomas also was arraigned in Albion Town Court by Town Justice Joseph Fuller for welfare fraud in the fifth degree. She was committed to the county jail on that charge on $500 bail.

Thomas was arrested in November by the Task Force for a felony drug sale. That case is pending, the Task Force reported today.

ALBION – Two people pleaded guilty to felonies in Orleans County Court on Monday and could be sentenced to either the county jail or state prison.

A Cheektowaga man pleaded guilty to third-degree rape and faces a maximum of 1 ½ years in state prison as part of a plea deal.

Carson Cavers, 21, allegedly had sex with a 16-year-old girl in Shelby four times between April 19 and July 4. He also is facing rape charges in Ontario County and an unrelated charge of second-degree assault in Erie County.

The Orleans County charge is independent of the other charges. The third-degree rape charge would normally carry a maximum of 4 years in state prison.

Cavers could also be sentenced to post-release supervision when he is sentenced on March 14.

In another case, an Albion man pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a firearm and could face up to a year in the county jail when he is sentenced on May 23.

Christopher D. Rivers Jr., 19, faced kidnapping, robbery, grand larceny, criminal use of a firearm, unlawful imprisonment and menacing charges after being arrested in January for allegedly holding adult male and female victims against their will and forcing a woman to withdraw money from her ATM.

Rivers, in a plea deal on Monday, admitted he had a Remington shotgun with a shortened barrel. Rivers said he didn’t have a license for the modified shotgun.

The charge of criminal possession of a firearm normally carries a maximum sentence of 1 1/3 to 4 years in state prison. If County Court Judge James Punch sentences Rivers to more than a year in county jail, he can withdraw his plea and go to trial. Rivers will be sentenced on May 23.

ALBION – A Brockport man, 29, was sentenced to seven years in state prison today after a jury convicted him on Dec. 7 of second-degree rape.

Matthew M. Edwards of West Ridge Road continued to profess his innocence today during sentencing. Edwards was found guilty by a jury of 13 counts of second-degree rape, 13 counts of second-degree criminal sexual act and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.

Edwards allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl in the Village of Holley between July 4 and Aug. 30, 2014.

District Attorney Joe Cardone asked Orleans County Court Judge James Punch to sentence Edwards to state prison. Cardone said Edwards has extensive criminal history, including other sex crimes.

Larry Koss, attorney for Edwards, said Edwards in past cases has admitted his crimes and pleaded guilty. If Edwards had pleaded guilty to the more recent charges, he could have reduced his prison sentence in a plea deal, Koss said. But Edwards has been consistent in denying the charges.

“I’ve done a lot of things in my life that I’m not proud of,” Edwards said during sentencing this afternoon. “I’ve made a lot of bad choices. But I didn’t do this. I didn’t do these crimes. I deserve to go to prison but not for this crime.”

Edwards said he has struggled with drug and mental health issues. He said he would use his time in prison to work on those problems.

“I’m tired,” Edwards said. “This isn’t the life I want to lead.”

Judge Punch said a jury found Edwards guilty.

“I have no quarrel with the jury’s verdict,” Punch told Edwards. “You need to come to grips with what you did in this case.”

The judge also said there would be 15 years of post-release supervision for Edwards, and ordered that he pay a $1,000 victim fee, $325 court surcharge, $50 DNA fee, and $50 sex offender registry fee. The judge also issued an order of protection for the victim.

MEDINA – Two people have been charged, including a taxi driver, for allegedly selling crack cocaine in the Village of Medina, the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force is reporting today.

The Task Force says a driver for Medina Transport used the taxi to sell crack cocaine and transport a drug dealer to customers, and also transport customers to the drug dealer. The owner of Medina Transport didn’t know the taxi driver was using the taxi for the crimes, the Task Force reported today.

The following were arrested on Friday:

Reginald A. Kendrick

Reginald A. Kendrick, 40, of 703 Church St., Apt. 2, in Medina was charged with eight counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (Class B felonies), eight counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Class B felonies), and four counts of conspiracy in the fourth degree (Class E felonies).

Kendrick was arraigned in Ridgeway Town Court by Town Justice Joseph Kujawa. Kendrick was remanded to the Orleans County Jail without bail due to his previous criminal history, the Task Force reported.

Kendrick is to return to Town Court at 6 p.m. on March 3. He also is wanted on a drug charge out of the State of Georgia.

Roy W. Bishop

Roy W. Bishop, 42, of 11345 Main St., in the Town of Shelby was arraigned on three counts of both criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Class B felonies) and five counts of conspiracy in the fourth degree (Class E felonies).

Bishop works for Medina Transport as a driver. He was using his job to facilitate the drug crimes, said Joseph Sacco, supervising investigator for the Task Force.

Bishop was arraigned by Ridgeway Town Justice Joseph Kujawa and remanded to the county jail on $50,000 bail. Bishop is to return to Town Court at 6 p.m. on March 3.

Further arrests and charges are pending in the investigation, Sacco said.

ALBION – An Albion who was charged with driving while intoxicated on July 25 in Medina was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in state prison today.

John L. Sunday Jr., 46, of Crandall Road registered a Blood Alcohol Content of 0.19 percent, more than twice the legal limit of .08 percent. He has a prior DWI conviction in Ridgeway from Aug. 23, 2010.

Sunday has a criminal record going back to the 1980s, but his attorney Dominic Saraceno said Sunday “has the potential to be a law-abiding citizen.” Sunday went 13 years without an arrest in one stretch, Saraceno said.

He also noted Sunday had been on probation four times before and completed three of his probations without a violation.

Orleans County Court Judge James Punch said Sunday represents a danger to public.

“You were driving very drunk and very erratically,” Punch said this afternoon during sentencing. “I’m afraid you’re going to kill somebody on the streets.”

The judge also fined Sunday $525, revoked his license for a year and required him to install an interlock ignition device in the future that will measure his BAC when he starts a car.

In other cases today:

A Medina man accused of manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine in Orleans County was arraigned on additional charges today.

Joshua L. Miller, 35, of 4706 East Shelby Rd., was arraigned in County Court on Dec. 14 for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine in the third degree, and criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine.

Today he was arraigned on four counts of both criminal possession and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.

Judge Punch increased Miller’s bail from $100,000 to $150,000. Miller has a prior felony and five prior misdemeanors.

A Barre resident on probation after being convicted of first-degree sexual abuse pleaded guilty to violating his probation and could face up to 7 years in state prison.

Joseph A. Smith, 21, of 4750 Oak Orchard Rd. was convicted in Ontario County for first-degree sexual abuse on Nov. 15, 2011. He allegedly had sexual contact with a child less than 11 years old.

He admitted today to violating his probation by leaving the area in a visit to Alabama without notifying probation, consuming alcohol on another occasion, meeting unsupervised with a 17-year-old girl, contacting a 17-year-old girl through social media, and being discharged from a sex offender program for noncompliance due to the drinking violation.

Judge Punch said those represent “substantial violations” to Smith’s probation. Smith will be sentenced on March 28 at 2 p.m.

ALBION – Three people were arraigned in Orleans County Court on Monday for alleged felony crimes, including drug sales, driving while intoxicated and burglary.

A Rochester man arrested in December following a three-month investigation into the sale and distribution of crack cocaine from Rochester to Orleans County was arraigned on charges of third degree criminal possession and criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Maurice D. Jacobs, 37, of Conkey Avenue has no prior felonies, but he does have a long history of misdemeanor convictions as well as failures to appear at court, County Court Judge James Punch said. He set bail at $20,000 for Jacobs.

In other arraignments:

A resident of Ridge Road in Holley had his bail increased from $100 in the Kendall Town Court to $25,000.

Norman Henhawk, 58, allegedly was driving drunk on Dec. 5 when he went through a stop sign and hit another vehicle, causing injuries to people in the other vehicle and Henhawk’s passenger, District Attorney Joe Cardone said.

Henhawk was arraigned on reckless endangerment in the first degree, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree, operating under the influence of alcohol and driving while intoxicated.

The DA said Henhawk has two prior felonies and several misdemeanors.

“This is a serious crime and he has an incredibly serious record,” Punch said in setting bail.

Mary Golding, 51, of Harris Road in Waterport was arraigned for second-degree burglary and pettit larceny. She allegedly stole money and jewelry from a Harris Road resident in November.

Judge Punch set bail at $5,000 for Golding.

ALBION – An Albion man who admitted to selling cocaine was one of four people sentenced in Orleans County Court today by James Punch.

Brandon Honore, 30, of East Park Street pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree. He is a second felony offender with a previous drug charge for attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree. He has another prior felony and has already been in state prison.

Honore was arrested in July when 20 people were charged a seven-month investigation into the sale and distribution of drugs in Orleans County.

His attorney, Kevin McKain, said Honore had been working full-time for six years before the drug charge last July. McKain asked that the judge not revoke Honore’s driver’s license as part of the sentence and Punch agreed to let Honore keep the license when he is released from prison.

McKain said Honore has turned his life around and will be a productive citizen when he is out of prison.

Punch said Honore needs to be sent to prison.

“You have a long criminal history of drug crimes,” Punch said during sentencing this afternoon. “This is a serious and protracted criminal history.”

The judge also sentenced Honore to two years of post-release supervision. He told Honore to stay away from drugs or else the next sentence will be longer.

“You are introducing serious, harmful drugs into this community,” Punch said, calling Honore “a drug salesman.”

In other sentencings today:

A Medina man was sentenced for his fifth alcohol-related offense. Bradley Dunaway, 52, of Oak Orchard River Road was sentenced today to 1 1/3 to 4 years in state prison for felony driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Dunaway had been drinking prior to an accident on June 20 at Ridge Road and Culvert Road in Ridgeway. Dunaway registered a 0.18 blood alcohol content, more than double the legal limit.

A Medina resident was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in state prison for DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Justin R. Carpenter, 31, of Medina was stopped on Aug. 22 by state police.

He registered a 0.20 Blood Alcohol Content, 2 ½ times the legal limit. He has a prior misdemeanor DWI from November 2006 in the Town of Shelby.

A 19-year-old Bergen woman avoided jail and was sentenced to 3 years of probation. Kuyanna Kuyal pleaded guilty to seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a charge that normally carries a maximum of a year in jail.

Kuyal has no prior criminal record. She admitted in a previous court appearance that she was in a car on May 7 when cocaine was sold. Kuyal allegedly assisted in cocaine sales, but did not possess the drug, District Attorney Joe Cardone said.

Judge Punch said today that Kuyal “wasn’t the driving force behind the crime.” He wants her to seek mental health treatment and continue with treatment through the Genesee-Orleans Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse.

HOLLEY – Four people have been charged this morning after a month-long investigation into the manufacturing, sale and distribution of methamphetamine in the Village of Holley, the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force is reporting.

The Task Force worked with other law enforcement agencies in executing search warrants at 1 Thomas St. (commonly known as the Holley Hotel) and charged four people.

The following were arrested:

Christopher J. Price

Christopher J. Price, 28, of 1 Thomas St., Apt. D., Holley.

He was charged with one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree (Class AII felony), one count of conspiracy in the second degree (Class B felony), one count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Class D felony), one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Class D felony), one count of unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine in the third degree (Class D felony) and one count of criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine (Class E felony).

Price was arraigned in Orleans County Court by Judge James Punch and committed to county jail on no bail.

He is due back in court at 11 a.m. on Friday.

Michael A. Parkinson

Michael A. Parkinson, 31, of 1 Thomas St. Apt. G, Holley.

He was charged with one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree (Class AII felony), one count of conspiracy in the second degree (Class B felony), one count of unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine in the third degree (Class D felony) and one count of criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine (Class E felony).

Parkinson was arraigned in County Court by Judge Punch.

He was committed to county jail on no bail.

He is due back in court at 11 a.m. on Friday.

Samantha Jo Williams

Samantha Jo Williams, 20, of 1 Thomas St., Apt. D., Holley.

She was charged with one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree (Class AII felony), one count of conspiracy in the second degree (Class B felony), one count of unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine in the third degree (Class D felony) and one count of criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine (Class E felony).

Williams was arraigned in County Court by Judge Punch.

She was committed to county jail on no bail.

She is due back in court at 11 a.m. on Friday.

Angelica L. Hyer

Angelica L. Hyer, 22, of 1 Thomas St., Apt. G., Holley. She was charged with one count of conspiracy in the second degree (Class B felony).

Hyer was arraigned in Murray Town Court by Town Justice Gary Passarell, and committed to county jail on $5,000 bail. She is to return to Murray Town Court on Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m.

The Task Force was assisted in the search warrants by the New York State Police Special Operation Response Team, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Holley Police Department.

The Orleans County Probation Department and Genesee County Drug Task Force also assisted in the investigation.

Danielle Conrad

ALBION – An Irondequoit woman pleaded guilty today to second-degree vehicular assault for hitting a Medina man with her car on Sept. 7, and causing life-threatening injuries including a leg amputation.

Danielle E. Conrad, 38, also pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. She could face up to four years in state prison when she is sentenced on April 11.

Conrad registered a 0.17 percent Blood Alcohol Content on Sept. 7, more than twice the legal limit.

In court today, Conrad said the victim jumped in front of her car. He had been walking by the side of Harrison Road, which she said didn’t have sidewalks.

“It was dark and I didn’t see him,” Conrad told Orleans County Court Judge James Punch this afternoon.

Christopher M. Caldwell, 37, had been a passenger in a sedan operated by Conrad. At some point on Sept. 7 the two got into a dispute and Caldwell was dropped off on Harrison Road. Conrad drove off, but returned to pick up Caldwell a short time later, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department reported.

She drove past him at one point, then drove down the road and turned around. During all this time they were conversing with each other by cell phone, according to the police report.

Conrad drove down Harrison Road a second time and that time she struck Caldwell, the Sheriff’s Department reported. He was flown by Mercy Flight helicopter to Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo.

District Attorney Joe Cardone said Caldwell has brain damage, but the degree isn’t yet known.

ALBION – A Rochester man admitted today in court to selling heroin to an undercover informant through the Orleans County Major Felony Crimes Task Force.

Junior Mateo, 36, pleaded guilty in Orleans County Court to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. He could face up to 5 ½ years in state prison when he is sentenced on May 9.

Mateo already has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison in a Monroe County Court. His sentence from Orleans County will run concurrently with the Monroe County sentence.

He admitted to the drug sale on March 20 in court today. He will be sentenced on May 9.

In other cases today:

Stuart J. Rodden, 25, of Medina pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and violating probabtion.

Rodden was charged on Aug. 7 following the investigation of a motor vehicle accident with an unregistered dirt bike on South Lyndonville Road (Route 63) in the Town of Ridgeway. The DWIA and AUO represent a violation of his probation.

The charges carry a maximum of four years in state prison, but as part of a plea deal he will not be sentenced to more than a year in the county jail. If he is sentenced to more than a year, he can withdraw his plea and go to trial. Sentencing is scheduled for April 18.

A Holley man pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted rape and faces up to 6 months in jail and 10 years probation when he is sentenced on March 14.

Anthony Rowe was 20 when he had sex with a 14-year-old girl in July. He admitted to the crime today in court.

A Carlton woman who was offered a plea deal, reducing a grand larceny charge to pettit larceny, will instead go to trial after insisting on her innocence. Stacy Hamilton, 31, is accused of taking about $15,000 from her elderly grandmother.

Hamilton was managing the finances for the elderly woman with dementia. District Attorney Joe Cardone said Hamilton had her grandmother sign checks and give her the money while not paying the grandmother’s taxes and other bills.

Hamilton said she never took money from her grandmother, who instead gave her money on occasion.

Hamilton is next scheduled for court on Feb. 22 when County Court Judge James Punch said a trail date will be set.

Press Release, U.S. Attorney William Hochul’s Office

BUFFALO – U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Adam Rissew, 39, formerly of Medina and a former Monroe County public defender was sentenced to 60 months in prison by U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.

Rissew, a current Rochester resident, was convicted of possession of firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Adler, who handled the case, stated that on July 20, 2012, Medina police officers and members of the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force searched Rissew’s then-residence at 305 Catherine St. in the Village of Medina.

Officers found and seized in excess of 50 marijuana plants, paraphernalia related to the grow operation, numerous firearms and 684 rounds of various types of ammunition. Among the firearms found and seized was a loaded Glock 9mm semi automatic pistol that was secreted between Rissew’s mattress and box springs. During his plea Rissew admitted he used the pistol to protect his marijuana grow operation.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Medina Police Department, under the direction of former Chief Jose Avila, officers of the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force, under the direction of Chief Investigator Joseph Sacco, and Orleans County District Attorney Joseph Cardone.

56 others charged with fraud, misuse of food stamps

Taras Salamaca

MURRAY – A fourth Salamaca brother has been charged in a food stamp trafficking scheme and sale of untaxed cigarettes at the Murray Superette, the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force announced today.

Taras R. Salamaca, 51, worked as an employee of the store. The resident of 2910 Kendall Rd. has been charged with one count of misuse of food stamps, food stamp program coupons, authorization cards and electronic devices (Class D felony); one count of grand larceny in the third degree (Class D felony); 1 count of scheme to defraud in the first degree (Class E felony); and one count of criminal sale of untaxed cigarettes.

Three other Salamaca brothers – Alexander, Myron and Olec – were all arrested on Oct. 27 following a 15-month investigation into a food stamp trafficking scheme and the sale of untaxed cigarettes from July 2014 to October 2015.

The Task Force and Orleans County Department of Social Services Welfare Fraud Unit have interviewed 130 people who have used their EBT cards over the past several years at the Murray Superette.

As a result of those interviews, Taras Salamaca was charged, along with 56 people who used their EBT cards in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for “SNAP” benefits and received untaxed cigarettes, alcohol, lottery tickets, gasoline or cash in exchange, the Task Force reported today.

Taras Salamaca was arraigned on Tuesday by Murray Town Justice Gary Passarell and released on his own recognizance. He is to appear in the Murray Town Court on March 9 at 6 p.m.

The 56 other people who were charged were issued tickets for welfare fraud and misuse of food stamps. They are to appear in Murray Town Court.

The investigation is ongoing with more arrests and charges pending, said Joseph Sacco, supervising investigator for the Task Force.

ALBION – An Albion teen was sentenced to 3 years in state prison today despite a request for leniency from his attorney.

Allan D. Walls turned 18 last month. He was arrested for second-degree burglary and other criminal charges last March 10. That followed an earlier felony in October 2014 when he allegedly broke into a village house and stole two guns with ammunition.

Walls was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in state prison on the October 2014 crime. He was given youthful offender status by Orleans County Court James Punch, which sealed Walls’s record from the crime.

Walls and his attorney Conrad Cropsey asked for youthful offender status again today during sentencing for the second burglary.

“With YO he could have a clean slate to get a job,” Cropsey told Judge Punch.

Cropsey also said Walls suffered a brain injury soon before he committed the two felonies.

“I hope you would give me a second chance,” Walls asked the judge during sentencing today.

Punch said the youthful offender status is given more for “youthful indiscretions” and not someone who has committed a second serious felony.

He said Walls entered other people’s homes without permission, “violating their rights and sanctity of homes.”

Walls was given 3 years in state prison, plus 3 years of post-release supervision.

In other cases today:

A Canandaigua man who faced drug charges in Orleans County was sentenced to 6 months in jail after he failed the Drug Court program.

Eric L. Shirley, 29, was a passenger in a vehicle on Jan. 12, 2015 on Ridge Road in Gaines. The vehicle was in an accident and police found drugs inside and charged three people in the vehicle with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Shirley was “miserable in his efforts in Drug Court,” said District Attorney Joe Cardone.

Shirley’s attorney, Conrad Cropsey, said his client has a supportive family who were Mennonite missionaries.

“I come from a really good family,” Shirley said during sentencing. “I made some mistakes with drugs. I just want to get my life together.”

Punch told Shirley to fight the drug and alcohol addictions.

“To whom much has been given, much is expected,” Punch told Shirley.

The judge sentenced Shirley to 6 months in jail, plus 5 years probation.

A Shelby woman admitted to having heroin and selling it on April 2, 2015. Diane M. Gallagher, 46, 5079 East Shelby Rd. pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

The charge carries a maximum sentence of 1 ½ to 8 years in prison. However, as part of a plea deal, Gallagher, a second felony offender, will not be sentenced to more than 3 years in state prison, or else she can withdraw the plea and go to trial.

She will be sentenced on March 28 at 2 p.m.