Holley man sentenced to 2 years in state prison for drug charge
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.
