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| Lowville Man Sentenced to Prison Time on Drug Charges 12/08/17 02:40pm |

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Court, with the Honorable Daniel R. King presiding: Richard Cobb Jr., 26, Lowville, was sentenced as a second-felony offender to serve 6 years in New York State prison followed by 3 years of post release parole. Judge King also mandated him to the State Prison System's 90-day Willard Drug Rehabilitation program, which allows individuals to serve the remainder of their sentence on parole after successful completion, after completing 3 years of his sentence. He was additionally ordered to pay $375 in court fees and had his driver's license suspended for a period of six months. On October 27th, Mr Cobb entered guilty pleas to two counts each of third- degree Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, class "B" felonies and four counts each of fifth-degree Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, class "D" felonies. Mr. Cobb was accused of selling morphine and methamphetamine on January 4 in the Town of Watson and January 25 in the Village of Lowville, as well as selling and possessing meth on February 1 and March 2. Felix M. Fantauzzi,53, Newark, was arraigned and entered a GUILTY plea to a charge of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle, a class "E" felony. He was then sentenced to serve 90 days in Lewis County Jail and was ordered to pay $375 in court fees. Mr. Fantauzzi was accused of driving on State Route 3 in the Town of Diana on October 21, 2017 knowing his license had been revoked since 1994. Jill Hirschy, 54, of Lowville, was sentenced to serve a 3 year probation term on a charge of third-degree assault, a class "A" misdemeanor, to which she entered a guilty plea on September 29th. She was additionally ordered to pay $250 in court fees and an order of protection was issued on behalf of the victim fo a period of 5 years. Ms. Hirschy was accused of causing injury to an individual by striking him in the arm with a steak knife on June 18th at her home in the Village of Lowville. Zachory K. Manor,31, Lowville was arraigned and entered a GUILTY plea to a charge of Menacing a Police Officer, a class "D" felony. He was then placed on Interim Conditions of Probation, with final sentencing set for December 07, 2018. Mr. Manor was accused of holding a razor blade and making a swiping motion towards an officer of the Lowville Village Police on August 03, 2017 in the Village of Lowville. Tina M. Stackiewicz, 47, of Constableville, was arraigned and entered a GUILTY plea to a charge of Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, a class "E" felony. Sentencing in the case was set for February 09, 2018. Ms. Stackiewicz was accused of operating a vehicle on the Fish Creek Road in the Town of Lewis on June 01, 2017, while under the influence of fentanyl and hydromorphone. |