The Genesee County Local Drug Task Force, with assistance from the Niagara County Probation Department, arrested Leroy Thornton III, 30, of Ashland Avenue, Niagara Falls, on a Genesee County Indictment Warrant on April 15, 2021.
The arrest concluded an investigation into the transportation, sale and possession of “crack” cocaine in an around the Town of Batavia.
Thorton is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance 3rd degree, with intent to sell and criminal sale of a controlled substance 3rd degree, both class B felonies.
He was arraigned in Genesee County Court and released on his own recognizance.
The Genesee County District Attorney’s Office assisted in the investigation.