Lockport man pleads guilty to attempted sex abuse in Yates
ALBION – A Lockport man pleaded guilty in Orleans County Court today to first degree attempted sexual abuse that occurred in the town of Yates.
Carl Ostrander, 42, admitted that between November 2018 and March 2019 he attempted to have sexual contact with a female under age 13 by touching her in the private parts. Ostrander formerly lived on Murdock Road in Yates.
Ostrander would face up to four years in state prison, but as part of a plea deal he will spend no more than 1 ½ years in prison. He also will have 3 to 10 years of post-release supervision and will be on the sex offender registry. He will be sentenced on April 22 by County Court Judge Sanford Church.
In other cases in County Court today:
Cody Sharlau, 36, of Medina was sentenced to 364 days for violating his probation. He was on probation after being sentenced in March 2024 for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.
Reginald Lucas, 37, of Albion admitted to several probation violations and will face up to 1 to 3 years in state prison when he is sentenced on Feb. 25.
Lucas is on probation for third-degree burglary. He admitted to failing to report to probation four times, not maintaining gainful employment, not going to substance abuse counseling or completing anger management counseling through a certified provider.
Michael White, 22, of Albion was arraigned for criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and resisting arrest.
White was charged on Sept. 16 after he allegedly had a 20-round magazine in his backpack and pulled his hands away when law enforcement attempted to handcuff him. He also allegedly tried to strike an officer with his elbows.
White has been released on his own recognizance.
Allan Bieber, 22, was classified as a level one sex offender, the lowest of three levels, during a hearing before Judge Church. Bieber is on probation for 10 years for third-degree rape for having sex with a 15-year-old girl at St. Joseph’s Park on South Clinton Street on April 25. Bieber is a first-time offender.
Austin Buzzard, 27, of Carlton pleaded guilty to probation violations and could be sentenced to up to a year in the county jail on Feb. 25.
He is on probation after being convicted of second-degree attempted assault. He admitted to using cocaine, consuming THC, not being truthful with probation, being dismissed from two domestic violence counseling programs, and other violations.
