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Law and Order: Suspect accused of selling suboxone to undercover agent

By Howard B. Owens

Zachary J. Ayres, 21, of Bankside Drive, Hamlin, is charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, 4th, and criminal possession of a controlled substance, 5th. Ayres was arrested on a warrant for allegedly selling suboxone to an agent of the Local Drug Task Force. He was jailed on $10,000 bail.

Shaun Claude Connors, 36, of Bissell Avenue, Depew, is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, 7th. Connors was arrested after being found sleeping in an unsecured, parked car on South Lake Road, Pembroke, at 8:21 a.m., May 20. 

Kimberly L. Winn, 61, of Church Street, Le Roy, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08 or greater, inadequate exhaust and unlawful possession of marijuana. Winn was stopped at 9:09 p.m. Thursday in the Village of Le Roy.

Mark D. Nash, 56, of Curtis Street, Rochester, was arrested on a warrant for alleged failure to pay fine. Nash has a conviction for issuing a bad check. He was arrested at the Monroe County Jail and jailed in Genesee County on $105 bail.

Rae Charlene Cook, 26, of Ellicott Street, Batavia, is charged with trespass and resisting arrest. Cook is accused of entering a residence without being invited nor having the owner's permission to enter. Cook reportedly left the residence before officers arrived, but allegedly returned later and was located on the front porch of the residence and taken into custody after a struggle.

Mark Jackett, 45, and Courtney Hewitt, 33, of Irving Parkway, Oakfield, are charged with eight counts of offering a false instrument for filing, 1st, and one count each of third-degree grand larceny. Jacket and Hewitt were arrested following an investigation by the Department of Social Services. Jackett and Hewitt are accused of submitting an application, recertification and wage verification forms that failed to report Jackett's correct income. As a result, Jackett and Hewitt allegedly received $9,747.09 in Medicaid benefits they were not entitled to between Dec. 1, 2010 and March 31, 2013. Jackett and Hewitt turned themselves into the Sheriff's Office, were arraigned and released.

Eric K. Ricks, 36, of Ellicott Street Road, Batavia, is charged with harassment, 2nd, unlawful possession of marijuana and criminal obstruction of breathing. Ricks was allegedly involved in a domestic incident on State Street. He's accused of strangling and punching another person. He was also allegedly found in possession of marijuana. He was jailed on $2,000 bail or $4,000 bond. Ricks was also arrested by the Sheriff's Office on a charge of disobeying a court mandate for allegedly violating an order of protection.

Charles I. Farraro, 27, of Barron Road, Mount Morris, is charged with DWI, refusal to take breath test, moving from lane unsafely and drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle. Farraro was stopped at 11:56 p.m. Tuesday on Walnut Street, Batavia, by Officer Darryle Streeter.

Samantha Lynn Gibbs, 27, of State Street, Batavia, is charged with unauthorized use of a computer. Gibbs is accused of gaining access to a computer network of another person and posting items on that network.

Jason Scott Stanley, 22, of Judge Road, Alabama, is charged with trespass. Stanley was arrested following an investigation into an ATV accident at 10:14 p.m. Monday at 7394 Hutton Road, Oakfield. Stanley was allegedly on private property without permission when she was involved in an ATV accident. Also charged, Amber Lynn Sharick, 22, of Lewiston Road, Batavia.

Stacey Lynn Santillo, 39, of Montclair Avenue, Batavia, is charged with petit larceny. Santillo is accused of shoplifting from Kohl's.

Frank Bartholomew

Sometimes you see a persons name, and see they were charged with a crime, and sometimes you feel bad for the person for one reason or another, the first name in the above article is not one of those persons.He went from stealing, to stealing from friends, and now is charged with peddling drugs

May 30, 2015, 1:15am Permalink
Christopher Putnam

Yeah keep arresting those drug abusing people. Because throwing them in jail is working so well. I mean they get out, and they get right on the straight and narrow. After jail they stop smoking that filthy weed. After jail they stop drinking and driving. No one ever commits another crime after they are arrested and jailed the first time.
Oh wait the recidivism rate in NYS is 80% what what what?
Trying to solve a problem with the same tired, failed, useless solutions over and over is just stupid.
Hey guys this solution that we came up with to the drug and dwi problem isnt working, but instead of trying something else( like treatment or education) lets just keep plugging along, making criminals out of people that make poor life choices. You realize that one of the definitions of insanity is "To continue to try failed solutions to a problem and expect different results." Your "war" on drugs has failed utterly and completely. You have squandered billions of dollars on a it, yet you still keep thinking that arresting people is the solution. Fools.

May 30, 2015, 2:20pm Permalink
Frank Bartholomew

Christopher, the guy I'm referring to was busted for selling, not using. He was probably selling to finance his own habit. I hate to burst your bubble, but treatment has a very high
rate of recidivism.Some people never learn. If you keep doing what you always did, you will keep getting what you always got.

May 30, 2015, 8:27pm Permalink
Lorie Cook

Sadly, people steal, sell and obviously abuse suboxone just like any other drug that gives them a high.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/health/in-demand-in-clinics-and-on-th…

Sadly Christopher, most people who are court ordered to treatment do not WANT it so they won't get help. What is even worse is that someone who WANTS treatment is being pushed aside because facilities need the bed for court ordered person who does not want to be there. Unfortunately, you have to WANT treatment before anyone can help you. So yeah, that works because you screw the dude out of his life for the town screw up. Not right.

May 31, 2015, 12:51am Permalink
Raymond Richardson

"most people who are court ordered to treatment do not WANT it so they won't get help."

Last year, my nephew was released from a jail sentence for a DWI, possession, and AUO 3rd. He was ordered by the court, and as a condition of his probation, to undergo drug treatment.

He went for the intake, and never went again. My brother discovered he was using again. His drug of choice: Heroin.

He just got released from a 5 month VOP sentence, and is back using again.

He is just one of hundreds, if not thousands, who have refused the court ordered treatment.

May 31, 2015, 7:48am Permalink
Frank Bartholomew

We need to hold the users more accountable, giving in to their addiction won't solve the problem, instead it creates new problems.The addict can sell the suboxone, make a good amount of money, and now can afford a considerable amount of heroin,which is plentiful
on the streets.The addict more than likely paid little or nothing for the suboxone.Now one monster turns into two monsters.The war on drugs should remove the buyers, that will solve the issue of the salesman. Alcoholics in recovery are exposed to alcohol at almost every turn, they have to make the right decision, there are no tomorrows.We don't treat them with more alcohol, we treat with abstinence, the only way treatment will work.
I know what all the so called experts beleive, but until they can prove it with numbers, I'm not buying into it.The best treatment plan has to include self control, giving out free drugs won't help.Ray, you hit the nail square, until a person wants for THEMSELVES to be clean, there is no solution to their problem over the long haul, we can't will away their addiction.

May 31, 2015, 1:10pm Permalink
Beth Kinsley

A reader posted on here once that he got sober with a little nudge from the judge. I always loved that line. Sometimes a nudge from the judge really does work.

Jun 1, 2015, 9:44pm Permalink
Frank Bartholomew

Beth,It is still dependent on the user wanting to get clean and sober, I consider myself lucky.
When I was court ordered to gcasa, I held resentments, it was expensive, it was 3 times a week, and I already knew their track record, its a tough business, success is rare.
The judge also sent me to AA meetings 2x a week, that is where I got sober, and all it cost me was showing up. I was still drinking during my early gcasa days, but after 10 -12

Jun 2, 2015, 4:42pm Permalink
Frank Bartholomew

Not sure what happened, my post was posted before I was finished, As I was saying, after 10-12 weeks of AA meetings, I realized the people at AA were very much like myself, but they were also honest, and taught me to be honest with myself. Best line I ever heard at a meeting was when I got upset during a meeting and threatened to quit my program, an older gentlemen stood up and calmly stated, you can leave anytime you want, and we will be glad to refund all your misery.That stuck with me for a long time, I didn't leave, and I ended up staying sober for the next 15 years. Thank you Judge Balbick.So yes a nudge from the judge can set you up in all the right places, but you have to want it, and want it for yourself, no one else. I'm just glad no one handed me a bottle of booze to help me get sober.

Jun 2, 2015, 4:59pm Permalink

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