Shine Defendants, Cocaine and Gun Charges, New York 2021

Four defendants have been arrested and charged with selling cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and firearms in the Medina, NY, area.

According to U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross, Ebony Shine, 36, of Rochester, NY, Nasir Shine, 20, Emmanual Taylor, 19, and Darrell C. Shine, 37, of Medina, NY, were arrested and charged in two separate criminal complaints.

Ebony Shine, Nasir Shine, and Emmanual Taylor are charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, controlled substances, and face a maximum penalty of life in prison. Between October 2021 and October 2022, the Task Force conducted a total of 14 controlled purchases, including cocaine and fentanyl.

Darrell C. Shine is charged in a separate complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, a controlled substance, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years. Between October 2021, and November 2022, investigators conducted six controlled purchases to include methamphetamine, cocaine, and a firearm.

During the course of the investigation and the execution of three search warrants at residences associated with the four defendants, investigators recovered six firearms, including an assault rifle and a tactical shotgun, ammunition, a quantity of cocaine, and drug packaging materials. Investigators also recovered approximately a pound of fentanyl, a half-pound of cocaine, and $29,000 in cash, $20,000 of which was for one sale of over ¼ kilogram of fentanyl.

The complaints are the result of an investigation by the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force, under the direction of the Orleans County District Attorney's Office and District Attorney Joseph Cardone, Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Scarpino, the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank A. Tarentino III, New York Field Division, the Orleans County Sheriff's Department, under the direction of Sheriff Christopher Bourke, the Medina Police Department, under the direction of Chief Chad Kenward, the Niagara County Drug Task Force, under the direction of Sheriff Michael Filicetti, and the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief David Smith.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/four-defendants-arrested-charged-selling-drugs-and-guns-medina-ny-area