Members of the Wyoming County Drug Task announce the arrests of eleven individuals for allegedly selling drugs in Wyoming County. Members arrested these subjects over the past six weeks or so as they continue to be very aggressive against drug dealers throughout Wyoming County.
On 02/28/18, Madison
WILLEY, age 25, of Park Ave., Perry, NY, was arrested and charged with 2
counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree
and 2 counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd
degree. WILLEY is accused of selling Fentanyl
and Cocaine in the fall of 2017 in the Villages of Perry and Warsaw. She is
currently in the Wyoming County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail.
On 02/23/18, Joaanna
PIONTKOWSKI, age 26, of Linwood
Ave., Warsaw, NY, was charged with 1 count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled
Substance in the 3rd degree and 1 count of Criminal Possession of a
Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree. PIONKOWSKI is accused of selling Cocaine in the Village of Warsaw during
the summer of 2017. Joaanna is currently free after posting bail.
On 02/17/18, Mitchell
FREEMAN, age 29, of Quinlan Road, LeRoy, NY, was charged with 1 count of
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 4th degree and 1
count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th
degree. FREEMAN is accused of selling Buprenorphine
in the Village of Attica in the fall of 2017. Additional charges are possible
and FREEMAN is currently being held in the Wyoming County Jail.
On 02/01/18, a seventeen
year old Town of Eagle man was charged with 2 counts of Criminal Sale of a
Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree and 2 counts of Criminal
Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree. He is
accused of selling Oxycodone on 2
occasions in the Town of Eagle during the summer of 2017. Subject was released
and his name is not being released as he may be eligible for youthful offender
status.
On 02/01/18, Lance
MERCADO, age 27, of Dillenger Ave., Batavia, NY, was charged with 2 counts
of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 4th degree, and 2
counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th
degree. MERCADO is accused of selling Buprenorphine
on 2 occasions in the fall of 2017 in the Village of Attica. MERCADO is
currently locked up in the Wyoming County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail.
On 02/01/18, Racheal
HOULIHAN, age 27, of Spring Street, Castile, NY, was charged with 2 counts
of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree and 2
counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd
degree. HOULIHAN is accused of selling Heroin
and Fentanyl in the Villages of Warsaw and Perry. Subject is free after
posting bail.
On 01/25/18, William
LOCKWOOD, age 25, of Howard Street, Franklinville, NY, was charged with
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree, Criminal Possession
of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree, and a variety of lesser
charges. LOCKWOOD is accused of selling Methamphetamine
in December of 2017 in the Town of Arcade. Drug Task Force members also
executed a search warrant at his home at the time which was located in the Town
of Arcade, and located a quantity of suspected Crystal Meth, cash, and drug
paraphernalia. LOCKWOOD is currently
locked up in the Wyoming County Jail in lieu of $15,000 cash bail.
On 01/22/18, Holden
BYER, age 26, of Park Street, Warsaw, NY, was charged with 1 count of
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 4th degree and 1
count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 4th
degree. BYER is accused of selling Suboxone
in the Village of Warsaw.
On 01/16/18, William
HAIGHT, age 29, of no known address, was charged with Criminal Sale of a
Controlled Substance 3rd after he agreed to sell narcotics in the
Village of Attica and ended up stealing the money which was given to him to
purchase the drugs. He is currently being held in the Wyoming County Jail.
On 01/11/18, David
SCHMIEDER, age 23, of N. Main Street, Warsaw, NY, was charged with 1 count
of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd degree, 1
count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd
degree, and 2 counts of CSCS 5th degree, and CPCS 5th
degree. SCHMIEDER is accused of selling Amphetamines
on 2 occasions and Heroin on
another, all while in the Village of Warsaw in the fall of 2017. SCHMIEDER is
currently in the Wyoming County Jail in lieu of $20,000 cash bail.
Lastly, on 01/09/18, Benjamin
FLYNN, age 28, of Sonyea Road, Mount Morris, NY, was charged with 2 counts
of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 4th degree, and 2
counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th
degree. FLYNN is accused of selling Buprenorphine
on 2 occasions in the spring of 2016 while in the Village of Perry.
Task force members are still seeking several other suspects
on drug indictment warrants and will continue to do their due diligence on
fighting the current drug epidemic.
Sheriff Gregory J. Rudolph states, “The Wyoming County Drug Task Force continues to diligently investigate
in the enforcement piece of this drug epidemic.
Enforcement will not combat addictions and intense treatment is needed
to tackle that difficulty, however, we as a law enforcement community are all
committed to investigating and arresting drug dealers who prey and profit from
those addictions. It is also our hope
that taking drug dealers off the street contributes to the prevention piece of
this epidemic particularly with our youth.
Stemming the opioid crisis is a multi-prong approach and the Wyoming
County Drug Task Force is resolved in doing our part.”
The Wyoming County Drug Task Force includes members from the
Sheriff’s Office as well as the Arcade, Attica, Perry, and Warsaw Police
Departments.
Suspected illegal drug activity can be reported to the
confidential drug tip line at (585)786-8965.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is
merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless
proven guilty.