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Tompkins County Sheriff deputy charged with rape, sex abuse

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Tompkins County Sheriff deputy charged with rape, sex abuse
A Tompkins County Sheriff's Deputy has been charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault following an investigation into an alleged crime that happened about four years ago. Deputy Scott Walters and another man named Matthew Pinney are both facing felony charges for the Feb. 2, 2013 alleged incident that happened at a home owned by Walters on the 400... more

Penn Yan man found guilty of selling cocaine

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Penn Yan man found guilty of selling cocaine
A Yates County jury convicted a local man of felony drug charges Friday following a trial. In a press release, District Attorney Valerie Gardner said James F. Fenton, 57, was found guilty of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (class B felonies). The charges stem from the possession and sale of... more

Man pleads not guilty to driving drunk, killing 6-month-old daughter

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Man pleads not guilty to driving drunk, killing 6-month-old daughter
The man accused of driving drunk and causing the crash that killed his six-month-old daughter on Halloween night pleaded not guilty to ten charges Monday morning. Isaac McCrea, 33, pleaded not guilty to two counts of vehicular manslaughter that caused the death of a child passenger 1st, six counts of aggravated DWI with a child passenger, DWI with a BAC... more

Auburn man sentenced to prison for possessing cocaine in Cayuga County

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Auburn man sentenced to prison for possessing cocaine in Cayuga County
An Auburn man will spend the next five years in prison for possessing more than half an ounce of cocaine. Jose Grego, 34, of Auburn was arrested in February and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony. At the time, the Auburn Police Department said the Finger Lakes Drug Task Force found a “substantial”... more

Judge allows claims against Tony Stewart in wrongful death suit to move forward

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Judge allows claims against Tony Stewart in wrongful death suit to move forward
A federal judge has decided each of the counts in a civil lawsuit filed by a Port Leyden family against former NASCAR star Tony Stewart for the death of Kevin Ward Jr. in 2014 can move forward, according to ESPN's Bob Pockrass. Pockrass' report on ESPN says U.S. District Judge David Hurd ruled waivers signed by Ward before an Empire... more

THE DEBRIEF: Debating incinerators, campus safety & Geneva’s future (podcast)

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THE DEBRIEF: Debating incinerators, campus safety & Geneva’s future (podcast)
A number of hot-button issues will be discussed on a special edition of the Debrief Podcast. After a delay to the taping of the podcast last week, the news broke this weekend that Geneva City Manager Matt Horn would be exiting his post as the highest ranking administrative figure in Geneva. His unexpected exit, and what it means for Geneva... more

UPDATE: Justice charged with grand larceny, scheme to defraud in Ontario County

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UPDATE: Justice charged with grand larceny, scheme to defraud in Ontario County
In an official update Thursday morning, the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office reported that Erika Martin, 45, of Manchester was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, one count of first-degree scheme to defraud, four counts of petit larceny, as well as two counts of issuing a bad check. The charges are a result of crimes that were discovered in the personal and... more

Cayuga Centers teen pleads guilty to assaulting Auburn police officer

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Cayuga Centers teen pleads guilty to assaulting Auburn police officer
A 16-year-old resident of Cayuga Centers has admitted attacking an Auburn police officer. At around 10:30 p.m. July 31, Jacob Mackey was standing in the middle of Osborne Street when Auburn Police Department Officer Scott Deyo approached and asked the teen to move. But, instead of listening to the officer, Mackey lunged and grabbed Deyo around his neck. It took... more

Skaneateles CEO says employee tried to extort him to hide her $89,000 embezzlement

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Skaneateles CEO says employee tried to extort him to hide her ,000 embezzlement
A Skaneateles business owner said in court today that a former employee tried to extort him when he learned of her $89,000 embezzlement. David Rossi, chief executive officer of Empire of Empire Technical Associates, gave a statement at the sentencing of his former employee Julie McGinn. McGinn admitted in September to stealing $89,000 from Empire. At her plea hearing, she... more

Police: Waterloo man failed to appear on drug charges, arrested again

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Police: Waterloo man failed to appear on drug charges, arrested again
On November 21st at approximately 11:20 am the Seneca Falls Police Department arrested Mark P. Pontius, 53, of Waterloo, on a Bench Warrant for Failure to Appear for original charges of Criminal Possession of Controlled Substance Seventh Degree and traffic violations. Pontius was arraigned in the Town of Tyre Court and released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to... more

Court hears Rose Chase appeal in Rochester

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Court hears Rose Chase appeal in Rochester
More than four years after she was convicted of murder for pushing her husband down a flight of stairs, an appeals court heard arguments Monday in the case of Rose Chase. Judges from the Fourth Judicial Department of state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division heard brief oral arguments from Ontario County District Attorney R. Michael Tantillo and Rochester-area attorney Gary Muldoon,... more

Cornell grad sues university after investigation of sexual assault accusation

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Cornell grad sues university after investigation of sexual assault accusation
A Cornell graduate is suing the university, saying he was discriminated against and denied a hearing following a Title IX investigation into a sexual assault allegation. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, accuses Sarah Affel, Title IX coordinator for Cornell University, of discrimination based on the student’s ethnicity, sex and religion.... more

Husband and wife appear in court for conspiring to sell crack cocaine in Cayuga County

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Husband and wife appear in court for conspiring to sell crack cocaine in Cayuga County
On Tuesday morning, Joeroy Baker Sr. and Crystal Baker held hands on a bench in the Cayuga County Courthouse, waiting for their cases to be heard. The Auburn couple had been arrested earlier this year for conspiring to sell crack cocaine in the county. Both were charged with several felonies, including third-degree criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance.... more

Owner of Auburn logging company sentenced to prison for $83k workers’ comp fraud

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Owner of Auburn logging company sentenced to prison for k workers’ comp fraud
The owner of a New York logging company will spend between one and three years in prison after being convicted of stealing more than $83,000 in workers’ compensation benefits — all while incidentally failing to provide those benefits to his employees. That’s according to the office of the New York State Inspector General, which investigated the owner, David C. Sigl,... more

Cayuga Centers teen pleads guilty to assaulting Auburn police officer

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Cayuga Centers teen pleads guilty to assaulting Auburn police officer
A 16-year-old resident of Cayuga Centers has admitted attacking an Auburn police officer. At around 10:30 p.m. July 31, Jacob Mackey was standing in the middle of Osborne Street when Auburn Police Department Officer Scott Deyo approached and asked the teen to move. But, instead of listening to the officer, Mackey lunged and grabbed Deyo around his neck. It took... more
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