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Justin Barkley trial: Jury selected, but trial at a standstill

Published: 01/12/2018 @ 10:00 am

Following over 15 collective hours of vetting over the course of three days, the jury is finally seated for the murder trial Dryden resident Justin Barkley. With that out of the way, the trial, which is expected to take upwards of three weeks, is at a standstill. Despite the trial being listed on the court calendar through Friday this week,... more

Corning man sentenced for possessing child porn

Published: 01/02/2018 @ 10:00 am

U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kevin Theil, 54, of Corning, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and 10 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa M. Marangola, who handled the case, stated that between 2013 and December 16, 2016,... more

Ithaca man arrested on felony drug charges after warrant executed on Tuesday

Published: 01/02/2018 @ 10:00 am

During the early-morning hours Ithaca Police say that their SWAT team served two search warrants in the city of Ithaca. According to police, one was served at a residence in the 200 block of East Falls Street and the second was served in the 200 block of Linn Street. Inside one of the locations, the officers located the target of... more

Suspect in Geneva homicide arraigned on grand jury indictment

Published: 01/04/2018 @ 10:00 am

The suspect in a homicide in Geneva was arraigned Wednesday on a grand jury indictment. William McKoy, 30, of Geneva faces second degree murder and second degree criminal possession of a weapon charges. McKoy is accused in the death of Pliekou Irvin, Sr. in December. Police believe Irvin was fatally shot on Middle Street in Geneva December 5. WHAM: Read... more

Second Cayuga County probation violation brings woman prison time

Published: 01/04/2018 @ 10:00 am

A Wayne County woman will spend time in prison for her second violation of probation in Cayuga County. In 2013, Amy VanDeMortel, of Red Creek, was sentenced to probation and community service for selling cocaine in Cayuga County. At the time, she told Judge Thomas Leone he would not see her in court again. But he did: twice. VanDeMortel’s first... more

State Supreme Court Justice Doran named to administrative post

Published: 01/05/2018 @ 10:00 am

State Supreme Court Justice Craig Doran was recently reappointed administrative judge of the Seventh Judicial District. A Canandaigua resident and Ontario County Court judge, Doran was first named to the position in 2012. The district covers Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates counties. Doran was first elected as an Ontario County judge in 1999 and re-elected in... more

Ithaca woman pleads guilty to robbery on night of ex-boyfriend’s death

Published: 12/28/2017 @ 05:00 am

An Ithaca woman pleaded guilty on Friday to robbing her ex-boyfriend of his marijuana plants last December in Newfield in an incident which resulted in the man’s death. Jamie Gerhart pleaded guilty to felony first-degree robbery of Camden Rundell. According to court documents, Andrew Bonavia, deputy district attorney, and Diane Lama, assistant district attorney, recommend a five-year prison sentence and... more

Second woman convicted in Newfield murder case pleads guilty to conspiracy

Published: 12/22/2017 @ 05:00 am

A Dryden woman involved in a fatal robbery in Newfield last year pleaded guilty to conspiracy in Tompkins County Court on Wednesday afternoon. Colleen McColgin, 38, was initially charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and fourth-degree conspiracy following the death of 30-year-old Camden Rundell on Dec. 2. McColgin, represented by Attorney Edward Kopko, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree conspiracy in relation... more

Woman sentenced for attempting to smuggle heroin, Suboxone into Moravia prison

Published: 12/22/2017 @ 05:00 am

A Queens woman was sentenced to a year in jail for trying to bring a package of narcotics into Cayuga Correctional Facility. Cassie L. Rodrigues was arrested in September 2016 after state police found 10 bags of heroin and 56 strips of Suboxone — a prescription medication used to treat opiate addiction — in her purse. And in October, Rodrigues... more

DEC: Men arrested after shooting deer on public highway in Brutus

Published: 12/22/2017 @ 05:00 am

Two men have been charged with several misdemeanors for hunting a doe on a public road in the town of Brutus, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. According to a press release, on Dec. 8, officers responded to a complaint of illegal hunting on a public highway. The caller stated that two men had shot a doe from... more

State court: Auburn gang assault case can be re-presented to grand jury

Published: 12/23/2017 @ 05:00 am

A mid-level state appellate court will let a special prosecutor re-present charges to a grand jury in Cayuga County in connection with a 2013 Memorial Day weekend assault case. In 2014, Judge Elma Bellini granted a motion to dismiss an indictment against Scott E. Blauvelt, Kyle C. Norcross and Johnathon T. Foltz. The defendants were charged with gang assault and criminal... more

State court rejects Cayuga County rapist’s appeal

Published: 12/23/2017 @ 05:00 am

A mid-level state appellate court has rejected the appeal of a Brutus man who was convicted of two counts of third-degree rape in Cayuga County. Following a guilty plea in 2015, Andrew C. Laury was sentenced to two years in prison and five years post-release supervision. At the time, Laury admitted to having a sexual relationship with two minors in January 2013... more

Trumansburg man facing charges after attempting to sell crack cocaine to undercover cop

Published: 12/23/2017 @ 05:00 am

A Trumansburg man was indicted in Tompkins County Court on Thursday morning on charges related to the sale of crack cocaine. Alonzo J. Fair, 34, was arrested on Nov. 6 after allegedly trying to sell crack cocaine to an undercover police officer. IthacaVoice.com: Read More more

#ICYMI: Biggest stories of the week (Dec. 17-23)

Published: 12/23/2017 @ 05:00 am

#ICYMI will be a weekly feature to FingerLakes1.com, recapping the biggest headlines of the week from around the region. We begin over the busy, holiday weekend — as readers try to catch up on what’s happening in the region. Look for it weekly, on Saturday’s exclusively on FingerLakes1.com Here are the most-read local headlines for the final week before Christmas... more

Tompkins deputy accused of rape appeared ‘visibly nervous,’ denied claims

Published: 12/19/2017 @ 05:00 am

A Tompkins County Sheriff’s deputy being charged with rape and sex assault gave investigators a statement denying the claims against him, but also appeared “visibly nervous” at times and changed or added details upon retelling his version of events, according to court records. Matthew Pinney and Deputy Scott Walters are both charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault after... more

Sennett man fined $1,500 for starting large lumber fire

Published: 12/20/2017 @ 05:00 am

Sennett man fined ,500 for starting large lumber fire

A Sennett man who started a backyard fire that spread to an adjacent lumber yard in April has been fined $1,500, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. David J. Panek, 65, of Chestnut Ridge Road, was convicted of unlawful disposal of solid waste, a violation, on Nov. 15 in the Town of Sennett Court. He was fined $1,500... more

Auburn man charged with attempted murder in summer stabbing

Published: 12/20/2017 @ 05:00 am

An Auburn man was charged with attempted murder, according to officials in Cayuga County stemming from a stabbing incident that happened in Victory. In August, the victim, identified as Joshua Hoeffner had been stabbed several times in the head, hand and torso. He was transported to Upstate Hospital, then transferred to Crouse Hospital. Initially, the man responsible for the carnage... more

Former Trumansburg officer sentenced to prison time

Published: 12/21/2017 @ 05:00 am

Former Trumansburg police officer and Marine veteran Andrew Jacobsen was sentenced to two to four years of prison time following his arrest in September on charges of theft and parole violation. Jacobsen, 32, was surrounded in his home and taken into police custody on Sept. 26th, accused of stealing $4,000 worth of jewelry from a Trumansburg home, which he then... more

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