Kendra Theoret,Kayla Ann C. Snyder,Cassey O'Byrne charged with first-degree criminal possession of marijuana

Kendra Theoret, 22, Kayla Ann C. Snyder, 20, and Cassey O'Byrne, 28, all of Cornwall, Ont., were charged with first-degree criminal possession of marijuana.The Three women from Cornwall, Ont., have been jailed in upstate New York after a sheriff's deputy seized garbage bags full of marijuana.Investigators allege that 57 kilograms of the drug was being transferred from one car to another in the town of Lake George on Sunday night — on property used by the Warren County sheriff's department as a firing range.Police say they believe the marijuana was destined for the New York City area and was brought into the U.S. through the Akwesasne-St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reserve, which straddles the U.S.-Canada border.Several hours after the arrests, another sheriff's deputy pulled over a car in nearby Warrensburg and arrested four Massachusetts residents after finding 4.5 kilograms of marijuana in their car.Police believe that marijuana was also brought into the country through the border reserve.

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Adam M. Bembridge,Adam C. Steven Deinstadt,Douglas,Christopher Cormier

Steven Deinstadt, 32, was convicted of assault and violating bail. He was given credit for 64 days of pretrial custody, sentenced to a further 30 days in jail and placed on probation for 18 months.
Erin E. Davis, 20, was convicted of theft, drug possession, drug trafficking, possession of a drug for the purpose of trafficking, vandalism and three counts of violating bail. He was given a six-month conditional sentence to serve in the community under restrictions, followed by probation for 12 months.
Mark J. Guindon, 28, was convicted of drug trafficking and was given a four-month conditional sentence to serve in the community under restrictions.
Mark B. Harvey, 56, was convicted of vandalism. His sentencing was suspended; he was placed on probation for 12 months and ordered to pay $930.67 in restitution.
Joseph MacDonald, 39, was convicted of drug trafficking and fined $500.
Leslie N. Morris, 33, was convicted of violating probation. He was sentenced to 30 days of intermittent jail on weekends and intermittent probation when not in custody.
Richard W. Nevin, 24, was convicted of vandalism and violating probation. His sentencing was suspended and he was placed on probation for 18 months and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.
Adam M. Bembridge, 24, was convicted of drug possession and had one day added to an existing sentence.
Adam C. Douglas, 30, was convicted of theft. He was fined $1,000 and assessed a $150 victim-fine surcharge.
Christopher Cormier, 33, was convicted on seven counts of possession of a drug for the purpose of trafficking. He was given credit for 48 days of pretrial custody and sentenced to a further three months in jail.

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Todd Archibald Patey

Todd Archibald Patey was sent to jail for a total of four years on charges related to the Operation Bitten drug bust back in July 2005.
Patey, who had pleaded guilty to seven charges, was sentenced in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Friday morning. The charges included conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana and cannabis resin, trafficking in cocaine and marijuana and one count of production of marijuana.
Each conviction carried a sentence of either one or two years, but some of the jail terms are to be served concurrently. The consecutive jail terms for Patey tallied up to four years.
He was also ordered to pay a $700 victim-fine surcharge, $100 for each conviction entered. Patey is also prohibited from possessing firearms for a 10-year period.
Patey wasn’t the only person arrested during Operation Bitten to be sentenced Friday. William Bernard Long of Flat Bay was given a six-month conditional sentence for conspiracy to traffic and trafficking in cannabis resin.
Long, 42, was also given one year of probation and also ordered to pay two $100 victim fine surcharges and is also subject to a firearms prohibition for 10 years.

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