Massena Man Faces 3 1/2 Years For Attack With Pipe

BY PAUL MITCHELL

CANTON - A 23-year-old Massena man charged with breaking into an acquaintance's residence and attacking the man with a two-foot metal pipe and a beer bottle will be sentenced to 3 1/2 years in state prison May 3.

Torrey R. Jackson, 257 Reed Drive, pleaded guilty under superior court information Tuesday in St. Lawrence County Court to second-degree burglary, a Class C violent felony. The plea satisfies all pending charges including a violation of probation.

Mr. Jackson admitted in court Tuesday he unlawfully entered the 20 Cornell Ave. residence of Matthew M. Buckshot, 23, and Angelina C. Frost around 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 29 and repeatedly struck Mr. Buckshot on the back of the head with a metal pipe and a beer bottle.

Mr. Jackson was remanded pending sentencing. He is represented by St. Lawrence County Public Defender Mary E. Rain.

In other county court action Tuesday:

* Bradley S. Phillips, 18, of 9B Island Road, Edwards, had his conviction of attempted first-degree cemetery desecration vacated, adjudicated youthful offender status, and given a one-year conditional discharge by County Court Judge Jerome J. Richards.

Mr. Phillips had confessed to damaging several headstones May 15 in Riverside Cemetery in Edwards. He paid $1,200 in restitution Tuesday and was ordered to pay a $500 fine. Mr. Phillips is represented by attorney Thomas C. Finnerty.

* Roland Prosser, 51, of 461 Belmont Courts, Ogdensburg, was sentenced to 300 days in county jail for failing to register as a sex offender, a felony. He admitted on Jan. 11 to not informing authorities about moving on Dec. 15, 2008, to 137 Lincoln Ave. in Waddington. Prosser is a Level 2 sex offender. Surcharges are fees totaling $375 were also imposed.

* Robert C. Young, 49, Heuvelton, was sentenced to three years in state prison with his conviction of first-degree sexual abuse, a Class D violent felony. He admitted to having sex with a then 16-year-old girl against her will in Feb. 5, 2009 in the town of Hammond.

The sentence included three years of post-release supervision and $1,425 in fees and surcharges. He is represented by Public Defender Rain.

* John Barr, 43 of 12 Heuvelton St., Rensselaer Falls, was sentenced to five years probation for his conviction of a felony count of driving while intoxicated. Surcharges, fines and fees totaling $2,020 were also imposed. Mr. Barr is represented by attorney John K. Collins.

* Arthur F. Bennett, 35, Ogdensburg, was sentenced to 150 days in county jail for not complying with sobriety tests ordered by the probation department.