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   Rochester, N.Y. – The husband of Rochester’s mayor, charged in   
   connection with a drug and weapons investigation, is now facing   
   federal charges.   
      
   Court papers state Timothy Granison and five others are facing   
   charges including conspiracy with intent to distribute, and   
   distribute, at least 280 grams or more of cocaine base and at   
   least 500 grams or more of cocaine.   
      
   Granison was one of several people arrested last month in   
   connection with a months-long wiretap investigation into what   
   prosecutors called a mid-level drug operation in Rochester.   
   Investigators say Granison was pulled over on Birch Crescent on   
   May 19, and was in possession of cocaine.   
      
   A search warrant was executed at a Woodlawn Park home where   
   Granison and Mayor LovelY Warren live. Investigators say an   
   unregistered gun and a rifle were located.   
      
   Granison was charged with criminal possession of a controlled   
   substance and criminal possession of a firearm. The mayor is not   
   facing charges in connection with the investigation.   
      
   Court papers obtained by 13WHAM present new details on the   
   investigation and the alleged drug operation. According to a   
   criminal complaint, the operation was led by defendant Jason   
   Siplin since at least August of last year. Siplin is accused of   
   obtaining large amounts of cocaine on a regular basis, utilizing   
   it to operate a drug house on Glenwood Avenue. Court papers   
   state fellow defendants Ernest Gamble and Lytrice Jackson helped   
   package drugs for sale on the streets and performed hand-to-hand   
   transactions, while Siplin’s son, Jason Siplin, Jr., served as   
   an upper-level worker.   
      
   The papers allege Siplin, Sr. sold Granison bulk quantities of   
   cocaine, and that Granison in turn distributed them to other   
   drug traffickers, including Dkeidron Dublin.   
      
   At the time of Granison’s arrest, investigators said he had not   
   originally been the focus of the investigation.   
      
   Between August and April, court papers say a number of   
   controlled buys were performed by confidential informants. The   
   documents go on to chronicle information on intercepted phone   
   calls collected over the course of the investigation, including   
   alleged calls between Siplin and Granison in which the Glenwood   
   address was mentioned.   
      
   Granison was arrested on May 19, allegedly found in possession   
   of about 31 grams of cocaine. Prosecutors say the drugs were   
   found wrapped in a paper towel on the floor of his vehicle.   
      
   Multiple search warrants were executed around the period of May   
   19, including on the Glenwood address. Prosecutors say, at the   
   time, people inside the home were trying to flush drugs down a   
   toilet in the home. More than 80 small baggies with cocaine were   
   allegedly recovered.   
      
   Siplin, Siplin, Jr., Gamble and Dublin made initial appearances   
   in court Monday morning before being detained. Prosecutors say   
   Granison was released on conditions following an initial   
   appearance.   
      
   John DeMarco, Granison's attorney, says a majority of the   
   lengthy criminal complaint doesn't involve his client. He also   
   said he and Granison were prepared for this possibility.   
      
   "It’s not unexpected," he said. "The federal law, with respect   
   to these types of charges, is a little bit more lenient, if you   
   will, in terms of what the required proof would consist of. So   
   we were not surprised by this development."   
      
   In a statement Monday, City of Rochester Communications Director   
   Justin Roj said, “As Mayor Warren has stated, this investigation   
   has nothing to do with her and she will not allow it, or   
   anything else, to distract her from meeting the needs of our   
   city’s people and caring for her daughter. That continues to be   
   true today.”   
      
   https://13wham.com/news/local/mayors-husband-5-others-now-facing-   
   federal-charges-in-cocaine-investigation   
      
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