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Man sentenced to 6 years in prison for weapons possession
By Rick Miller LITTLE
VALLEY — A
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Cattaraugus County man was sentenced in Cattaraugus County Court to six years in state prison for weapons possession.
Anthony Wick, 44, no address listed, but presently incarcerated in the county jail, pleaded guilty earlier to first-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon in connection with an incident March 1, 2022, in the town of New Albion. County Court Judge Ronald Ploetz also sentenced Wick on Jan. 10 to five years’ post-release supervision
District Attorney Lori Pettit Rieman said Wick was charged in the incident with possessing 10 or more firearms.
Ploetz also sentenced Brian McGonagle, no address listed, but presently incarcerated in the county jail, to a term of 1½ years in state prison and two years’ post-release supervision, plus 179 days concurrent in the county jail for his conviction of fifth-degree attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance.
The incident occurred in the town of
Machias, when the defendant possessed a controlled substance with the intent to sell, the district attorney said.
A Great Valley man, Leon Gerbauer, 42, was sentenced to five years’ probation and restitution for his conviction of unlawfully entering a building in the town of Great Valley with someone to commit a crime on Jan. 15, 2022, knowingly entered or remained unlawfully in a building with intent to commit a crime.
The judge also accepted guilty pleas from the following defendants: James Olson, 38, of Randolph, waived prosecution by indictment and pleaded guilty by superior court information to driving while intoxicated. The incident occurred on May 11 in the town of Randolph. Sentencing set for Feb. 27.
Zaid Mendoza, 44, no address listed, but presently incarcerated in the county jail, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree criminal trespass. The incident occurred on Oct. 20, 2021, in the town of Conewango, when the defendant acted jointly and in concert with another to forcibly steal property. Sentencing was set for March 13.
