D-R Smoke Shop owner in Albion pleads guilty to misdemeanor and can remain open
ALBION – The owner of the D-R Smoke Shop in Albion today pleaded guilty to misdemeanor for criminal drug possession.
Mohammed Ayash, 36, of Buffalo won’t have to serve any time in jail or on probation. He also can keep the business open as long as he doesn’t have any more criminal offenses.
Ayash was charged last September with two felonies, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree and criminal nuisance in the first degree.
Through a plea agreement, he admitted in court today to having chocolate bars infused with Psilocin, which is a controlled substance classified as a hallucinogen. He pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, which is an A misdemenaor.
Ayash needs to comply with any conditions imposed by the NYS Office of Cannabis Management. He currently has a license to sell tobacco products at 139 South Main St.
In other cases in County Court today:
• Glenn Quintern, 67, of Rochester was prepared to plead guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree for his role with a truck allegedly stolen from Orleans Ford.
Judge Sanford Church wanted more clarity in Quintern’s role in the crime. Quintern allegedly handed Orleans Ford a down payment of $5,500 towards a new pickup truck valued at $67,995. The check, however, was fraudulent.
Church wanted to know if it was a physical check or an electronic transfer. Quintern said he didn’t write a check, only passed along the funds from his former girlfriend without nowing there was a scheme to not pay Orleans Ford.
District Attorney Susan Howard said there are text messages between Quintern and the former girlfriend showing he was aware of the conspiracy.
The case will be back in court next Wednesday. The judge wants to see more evidence on how Quintern was involved with the crime.
As a second felony offender, if Quintern does plead guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree, he could face a 2 to 4 year sentence in state prison.
• The judge held a bail hearing for a woman with three prior felonies. Katie Loffler, 27, of Albion was charged on Sept. 1 with attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon in the third and fourth degrees.
Loffler allegedly tried to hit someone with her car on Sept. 1. She allegedly accelerated the vehicle towards someone, but didn’t hit the person.
The judge set bail at $1,000 cash, $5,000 bond or $20,000 with a partially secured bond.
• In the case against Aaron D’Angelo, who has been charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder, the judge set Oct. 1 at 1:30 p.m. for a Huntley hearing to determine which statements allegedly made by D’Angelo will be admissible.
Public Defender Joanne Best said there are five issues she wants to address at the hearing.
D’Angelo, 36, of Medina has been charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder after two brothers were stabbed on Feb. 7 in Shelby.
D’Angelo allegedly caused the death of Dale R. Lang, 65, who was pronounced deceased at the scene, 4643 South Gravel Road (Route 63). His brother John Lang, 67, also suffered multiple stab wounds and was transported to Medina Memorial Hospital and then Erie County Medical Center. John Lang has recovered after being stabbed about 20 times.
District Attorney Susan Howard in court on July 29 offered D’Angelo a plea agreement where if he pleads guilty to second-degree murder and attempted murder in the second degree, he would face a maximum of 20 years to life in prison.
