Rochester man charged after fatal drug overdose in Orleans
A Rochester man has been charged after a lengthy investigation into a fatal drug overdose in November 2019, the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force is reporting today.
Kashbi C. Sanders
Kashbi C. Sanders, 28, of Charlotte Street in Rochester allegedly sold a lethal combination of heroin and fentanyl in Orleans County.
On Wednesday he was arraigned in Orleans County Court by Judge Sanford Church on two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, which are Class B felonies.
Sanders was released on his own recognizance due to the new bail reform laws. He is to appear next in County Court on Aug. 12.
He is currently being held in Monroe County Jail after being charged by the Rochester Police Department on numerous felony weapons charges, including first-degree robbery and second-degree assault in April 2020, the Task Force reported today.
The investigation is the fatal drug overdose is ongoing.
Investigators with the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force and the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest on Wednesday. The Rochester PD and Monroe County Heroin Task Force assisted in the investigation.
