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Law and Order: Tracy Avenue man accused of smuggling drugs into jail with intent to use them

By Billie Owens

Jason Eric Jones, 44, of Tracy Avenue, Batavia, is charged with introducing dangerous contraband into prison in the first degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance. Following an investigation at the GC Jail. Jones was arrested on the charges. It is alleged that while being in custody at the jail that he smuggled drugs into the facility with the intent to use them while incarcerated. He was arraigned in City Court, put in jail, and is due back in court at a later date. The case was handled by Genesee County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy McClellan, assisted by Deputy Matthew Burgett.

Anthony James Demmer, 23, of Towne Place, Alabama, is charged with: DWI; operating a motor vehicle with a BAC of .08 percent or more; unsafe backing; and unlawful possession of marijuana. On Nov. 16 at 6:53  p.m., deputies responded to the 7-Elevent Store in Oakfield for a two-car property damage accident. Following an investigation, Demmer was arrested. He was issued appearance tickets and is due in Oakfield Town Court on Dec. 17. The case was handled by Genesee County Sheriff's deputies Erik Andre and John Baiocco.

Nicholas J. Barr, 36 of Hilton, was arrested at 10:15 a.m. on Nov. 16 by troopers of out the State Police barracks in Batavia and charged with: unlawful possession of marijuana; criminal possession of a controlled substance, 7th; aggravated unlicensed operation, 2nd; along with other vehicle and traffic infractions. Troopers stopped Barr on East Main Road in the Town of Le Roy for having an uninspected motor vehicle. While interviewing Barr the odor of marijuana was allegedly present. Barr was allegedly found to be in possession of marijuana in addition to several canisters of THC oil. Further investigation also revealed Barr was operating with a suspended New York State driver's license. Barr was arrested and transported to SP Batavia for processing. He was arraigned at the Town of Le Roy Court and put in Genesee County Jail in lieu of $750 cash/$3,000 bond.

Cassandra Joy Barto, 22, of Dodgeson Road, Alexander, is charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and having an obstructed driver's view. On Nov. 18 at 11:40 a.m., deputies stopped Barto's vehicle on Veterans Memorial Drive for vehicle and traffic law violations. She was arrested and issued appearance tickets for Town of Batavia Court on Dec. 17. The case was handled by Genesee County Sheriff's Deputy Erik Andre.

Christopher Putnam

because words are scary right. letters arranged in a certain manner offends people still? Grow up, the words are only "profane" because you make a conscious choice to be offended by them. As a news agency, you would think that you would know that the words only have the power you give them. Frankly, laughable.

Nov 25, 2018, 4:44pm Permalink
Frank Bartholomew

Some one should have told Mr. Jones you can get heroin(fentanyl) once inside the jail, no need to smuggle and bring extra charges on yourself. Can't wait for the negativity this comment will draw, but trust me, my source is as solid as it gets.

Nov 25, 2018, 8:59pm Permalink
Tim Miller

Christopher - Billie and Howard do run a news site. They do not censor the news (and I don't want to hear any whining from the Chris Collins peanut gallery - not publishing PR is NOT the same as censoring news!).

However, to entice folks to comment on the news, they added this nice comment feature. They have complete control over the contents of the comments as comments are NOT news. They also have shown tremendous integrity and generosity over the years by allowing all sorts of stances on all sorts of subjects. They do have two simple rules, though.... Don't use personal insults against other Batavian readers/commenters, and no profanity.

To your point - sure... profanity is an artificial construct - for some reason we agree that "XUHDEIASN" is profane while "ZOEDJNTHH" is not. The point being is that most of us agree that "XUHDEIASN" is to be considered profanity, and Billie and Howard have declared "no profanity". Seems pretty straight-forward to me.

Helpful hint - if your comment gets whacked because you used "XUHDEIASN", try re-inputting it using "ZOEDJNTHH" - odds are folks will understand what you were trying to say.

Nov 26, 2018, 11:33am Permalink

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