Sackets Harbor man sentenced to prison for Target thefts

A Sackets Harbor man faces up to three years in state prison after admitting Friday in Jefferson County Court to a charge that he stole more than $1,000 in merchandise from Target.

Andrew T. Bombard, 20, of 210 N. Broad St., pleaded guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny. He admitted stealing items from the store at 21800 Towne Center Drive on Dec. 26. He was charged along with Monique A. Farney-Ortiz, 25, of 221 Clinton St., upper apartment, and Juan C. Benedict, of 1014 State St., Apt. 4, with stealing the goods, along with more than $125 worth of merchandise Dec. 24 from Target. Charges against Ms. Farney-Ortiz and Mr. Benedict are pending.

Mr. Bombard subsequently was sentenced to one to three years in state prison on the grand larceny conviction. He also was sentenced to 1½ years, followed by a year of post-release supervision, for a Dec. 5 guilty plea to fifth-degree attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance. In that case, he admitted that he tried to possess heroin with the intent to sell the drug July 29 in Watertown.

Judge Kim H. Martusewicz mandated that he serve both sentences in the prison system’s Willard Drug Rehabilitation Program. If an inmate completes the 90-day program, he serves the remainder of his sentence under parole supervision.

In other court activity:

Eliezer Correa, 27, Bronx, formerly of Watertown, was sentenced to six years’ probation for a Dec. 20 guilty plea to forcible touching. He had been accused of having sexual contact with a 25-year-old woman without her consent in February 2011 at his South Indiana Avenue apartment. His probation will be transferred to Bronx County.

Tyrone L. Hale, 39, Watertown, was sentenced to an unspecified amount of time served at the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building and five years’ probation for a Dec. 9 guilty plea to third-degree attempted criminal possession of stolen property. He admitted that sometime between June 24 and Sept. 23, he tried to possess jewelry belonging to Sharon R. Johnson, Black River. It had been alleged he sold some of the jewelry to a Watertown antiques store. He also was ordered to pay up to $4,025 in restitution, although some of the stolen items have been recovered.