Press release
AFTER AN LENGHTY INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF COCAINE AND CRACK COCAINE IN THE VILLAGE OF ALBION, THE ORLEANS COUNTY MAJOR FELONY CRIME TASK FORCE ALONG WITH THE ALBION POLICE DEPT., THE ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF’F DEPT. AND NEW YORK STATE CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT ON JULY 1, 2025, AT 17 ERIE ST. IN THE VILLAGE OF ALBION, N.Y… ALSO, ON JULY 3, 2025. TASK FORCE MEMBERS EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO, N.Y.
POLICE SEIZED: A QUANTITY OF COCAINE, A DIGITAL SCALE AND OVER $2,000.00 IN CASH AT THE SEARCH WARRANT IN ALBION AND APPROX. $200,00.00 CASH AT THE SEARCH WARRANT IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO.
POLICE ARRESTED:
ARTHUR LEWIS JR., AGE 38, OF 17 ERIE ST., ALBION, N.Y. HE WAS CHARGED WITH:
1 COUNT OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE THIRD DEGREE, ITENT TO SELL (B FELONY).
1 COUNT OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE FOURTH DEGREE (C FELONY).
ARTHUR LEWIS JR. IS CURRENTLY ON PAROLE FOR A PREVIOUS DRUG AND WEAPON CONVICTION, AS A RESULT HE PLED TO A VIOLATION OF HIS PAROLE CONDITIONS AT A HEARING CONDUCTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2025, AND IS SERVING 12 MONTHS FOR THE VIOLATION.
ON OCTOBER 1, 2025, ARTHUR LEWIS JR. APPEARED IN ORLEANS COUNTY COURT IN FRONT OF THE HONORABLE SANFORD CHURCH, ARTHUR LEWIS JR. PLED TO ATTEMPTED CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITH THE INTENT TO SELL, A CLASS C FELONY. ARTHUR LEWIS JR. FACES 3-1/2 TO 9 YEARS WHEN SENTENCED ON DECEMBER 3, 2025
ALSO ASSISTING IN THE INVESTIGATION WAS THE ORLEANS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUSAN M. HOWARD, THE ALBION POLICE DEPT., THE ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT. AND K9, THE NEW YORK STATE CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND THE US DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ASSET FORFEITURE UNIT.