Local News
ORLEANS COUNTY COURT: Burglar please guilty to 2006 crimes
ALBION — A former Medina man in custody at the Clinton County Correction Facility pleaded guilty to felony second-degree attempted burglary in Orleans County Court on Monday.
Ronald G. Taylor, 28, formerly of Fletcher Chapel Road, Medina, was originally charged with burglarizing four county homes July 3, 5 and 27, 2006. According to the district attorney’s office, he stole jewelry, money, a digital camera and documents.
During his plea, he admitted to breaking the front door of a Oak Orchard Road home July 3, 2006. He entered the home with the intent to steal items that did not belong to him, he said.
“(I) went in and took property,” he said.
Taylor faces up to seven years in state prison, said Orleans County Judge James Punch. As part of the plea bargain, any jail time as part of the sentence will run concurrently with his other felony charges.
Taylor may also be forced to pay restitution to the victims in the case for the stolen items.
Sentencing is scheduled to take place at 1:30 p.m. July 21.
In other county court news:
• Anthony M. Neal, 37, South Lyndonville Road, Lyndonville, was arraigned on the charges of second-degree criminal possession of marijuana as a felony and fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana as a misdemeanor. He pleaded guilty to both charges, admitting that he harvested marijuana at his brother-in-law’s Shelby Basin Road home. Prosecutors said 1.95 pounds of marijuana was found in his possession at the time of his Oct. 11 arrest.
The co-defendants in the case, Richard L. James, 34, and Lisa K. James, 31, pleaded guilty in April and are awaiting sentencing.
• Jonah S. Rehak, 20, Washington Street, Albion, was sentenced to nine months in the Orleans County Jail for violating probation. He was sentenced to 30 days local incarceration and three years probation Oct. 23 after pleading guilty to criminal mischief. While awaiting sentencing, he was charged Oct. 3 and Oct. 17 with possession of marijuana and operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license.
• Timothy Emerson, 44, Rochester, was conditionally discharge after successfully completing drug court. He was indicted on the charges of third-degree burglary and petit larceny in 2005.
• Howard G. Platt IV, 23, failed to appear in court as scheduled. A warrant was issued for his arrest.
Contact reporter Nicole Colemanat 798-1400, ext. 2227.
- Local News
-
-
Teens accused of harassing mosque parishioners
Members of the World Sufi Foundation Mosque have experienced harassment in the past, but nothing like what happened earlier this week. The disruption resulted in the arrest of five teens — one of whom is facing criminal charges for allegedly firing a weapon.
-
Dad gets 6 months in child's death
An Orleans County man who pleaded guilty in June to criminally negligent homicide in his daughter’s death was sentenced Monday to serve six months in jail.
-
Teens accused of harassing Carlton mosque
Members of the World Sufi Foundation Mosque have experienced harassment in the past, but nothing like what happened earlier this week. The disruption resulted in the arrest of five teens — one of whom is facing criminal charges for allegedly firing a weapon.
-
Community Action helps children prepare for school
Community Action of Orleans and Genesee completed its annual back to school drive Thursday, helping more than 200 children get supplies.
-
Remembering 9/11
Each year a group gathers in Albion to remember those who lost their lives that September day nine years ago. Holding tributes and candlelight vigils, the Orleans County American Legion has hosted the event to pay tribute to those involved in 9/11.
-
Special gift pushes trust campaign over the top
The Sandstone Trust of Medina has exceeded its 2010 summer campaign goal on the strength of a very special memorial gift which was made public this week. The immediate family of the late Fern J. Blackburn (widow of Paul R. Blackburn) presented a major contribution to the Trust committee in an amount equaling 20 percent of the entire summer campaign goal of $25,000. With this support, the total of summer gifts stands today at approx. $27,000, leaders said.
-
District confirms leave of absence
The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department issued an appearance ticket Aug. 21, requiring a district administrator to appear in Batavia Town Court next month to answer a charge of driving while intoxicated. The Holley Central School District can confirm that the administrator has been on leave since Aug. 3, which includes the alleged time of the incident.
-
Village improves skateboard agreement
The Village of Albion board had good news for skateboarders and Santa Clauses on Wednesday, approving the Town of Albion’s offer to help pay for skate park equipment and offering to assist with the upcoming celebration of legendary Santa Claus Charles Howard.
-
Fifty-six years strong for Camp Rainbow Fund
The Camp Rainbow Fund, which inherited its new name six months ago from the former Journal-Register Camp Fund, continued this summer to do good work on behalf of children in Orleans County. A total of $5,074 was raised from the public to send boys and girls “into the sunshine of Camp Rainbow,” located on Town Line Road in the northern part of Ridgeway.
-
Natale introduces book about spirituality, sexuality
Maintaining a relationship with God can be difficult for anyone who is tempted by the distractions of everyday life — money, sex, addictions. But faith goes deeper than the labels affixed to these indulgences and the churches people go to seeking guidance.
- More Local News Headlines
-
