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Cato predator sentenced to 57 years in prison after being found guilty

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Cato predator sentenced to 57 years in prison after being found guilty
District Attorney Jon E. Budelmann reports that William H. Lewis, of Cato was sentenced in Cayuga County Court to 57 years to life following his verdict of guilty on all counts after a five day Jury trial in October. Assistant District Attorney Heather De Stefano successfully prosecuted the case. Lewis was sentenced on both counts of Predatory Sexual Assault Against... more

Three indicted on drug charges by grand jury in Ontario County

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Three indicted on drug charges by grand jury in Ontario County
Ontario County Sheriff Philip Povero announced the execution of three arrest warrants, which were issued by a Grand Jury. Deputies say the arrests took place on Thursday and Friday and were collectively the result of a lengthy investigation. All three subjects were indicted by the grand jury after a three month investigation into the sales of narcotics in the Village... more

STRAINED RELATIONSHIP: Inside the Article 78 filed by SMI against Seneca Falls

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STRAINED RELATIONSHIP: Inside the Article 78 filed by SMI against Seneca Falls
It’s complicated. The relationship between the Town of Seneca Falls and Seneca Meadows, Inc. could only be described as such given the current state of affairs. On Wednesday, November 15th the Town of Seneca Falls was served with an Article 78 from Seneca Meadows seeking annulment of the 2016 local law entitled ‘Waste Disposal Law’. Residents likely remember it as... more

Ruzicka, Garee cases delayed again

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Ruzicka, Garee cases delayed again
Assault and harassment charges against Seneca Falls Town Board member Thomas Ruzicka were delayed Friday for the fifth time. And a felony charge of making a terrorist threat against John Garee of Seneca Falls was also postponed Friday, the third adjournment of that case. Both postponements were at the request of special prosecutor David Mashewske, an assistant district attorney for... more

Syracuse woman faces prison time in double-fatal Sennett wreck

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Syracuse woman faces prison time in double-fatal Sennett wreck
Charges have been filed in the double-fatal crash, which happened on June 16th in Sennett. The investigation into the crash determined that the driver, Kadesha Dunham, 24, of Syracuse was operating a 2015 Hyundai Sonata westbound on Franklin Street Rd. Around 10:30 am on Friday when she attempted to pass a concrete truck in a no passing zone. At the... more

Two sentenced after CVS theft, police chase between Geneva and Waterloo

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Two sentenced after CVS theft, police chase between Geneva and Waterloo
A pair of downstate residents were sentenced by Seneca County Judge Dennis Bender after stealing nearly $2,000 of merchandise from the Penn Yan CVS in June. The theft, which resulted in a subsequent pursuit that ended in Seneca County resulted in a prison sentence, as well as a county jail sentence, according to reporting by FLDN. Bender sentenced Ruben Rivera,... more

Karlsen gets new murder trial date in California

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Karlsen gets new murder trial date in California
A Calaveras County Superior Court judge delayed a ruling for Karl Karlsen, but issued a trial date, which is now set for a California courtroom on February 20th. The delayed ruling involved dismissing the charges for violating ‘due process’, according to reporting by the Union Democrat, a California-area news organization covering the trial. Karlsen, 56, is accused of setting a... more

Man pleads guilty to attempted rape, possessing child pornography in Cayuga County

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Man pleads guilty to attempted rape, possessing child pornography in Cayuga County
Last summer, Jason Stein answered an online ad for a mother-daughter prostitution team in the village of Weedsport. But, instead of a woman and her 12-year-old girl, Stein soon found out it was actually a New York state trooper. Stein was one of 11 people arrested in a prostitution sting in Cayuga County. State police said investigators worked with the... more

Wayne County DA candidates offer contrasting views of office

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Wayne County DA candidates offer contrasting views of office
Attorney Michael Calarco was plenty happy in his private law practice and part-time assistant district attorney work. Calarco had served in the latter capacity since former DA Rick Healy, now a county judge, appointed him in 1991. After he was elected judge in November of 2016, Healy appointed longtime Assistant DA Chris Bokelman as acting DA — and Calarco said... more

Porsch receives local steelworkers union support

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Porsch receives local steelworkers union support
United Steelworkers of America, Local Union 3298, at Goulds Pumps in Seneca Falls, has announced that it has endorsed Seneca County District Attorney Barry Porsch for re-election based on his “qualifications and service record to the People of Seneca County.” The union represents approximately 325 of the company’s 630 operations employees at the Fall Street manufacturing site. Prior to entering... more

Moravia man resentenced to prison for stealing nearly $5,000 in change

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Moravia man resentenced to prison for stealing nearly ,000 in change
This summer, Corey Papusha was sentenced to shock probation for breaking into a building and stealing a large jug of change. But now, the 24-year-old is heading to prison for violating his probation roughly two months after he was sentenced. Papusha, of 10 Grove St., pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary in May. At the time, he admitted to burglarizing a... more

Hearing explores key questions for Tony Stewart in Kevin Ward Jr. case

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Hearing explores key questions for Tony Stewart in Kevin Ward Jr. case
Attorneys for Tony Stewart and the parents of Kevin Ward Jr. will be in U.S. District Court in Utica, New York, for a summary judgment hearing Friday as part of the Ward family’s wrongful death lawsuit against Stewart. During an Empire Super Sprints race Aug. 9, 2014, at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park, Kevin Ward Jr. got out of his car... more

Tony Stewart appears in Utica to ask judge to toss wrongful death claims against him

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Tony Stewart appears in Utica to ask judge to toss wrongful death claims against him
Tony Stewart today appeared in federal court in Utica to ask a judge to dismiss claims against him in the death of Kevin Ward Jr. in 2014. Ward Jr. was killed when Stewart’s car struck him during the Aug. 9, 2014 Empire Super Sprints race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park. Ward Jr. had exited his vehicle after a collision with Stewart’s... more

Jury finds Cato man guilty of sexually abusing three girls

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Jury finds Cato man guilty of sexually abusing three girls
District Attorney Jon E. Budelmann announced that the Cayuga County DA’s Office successfully prosecuted a Cato man. William H. Lewis, 30, of Cato, was convicted of two counts of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child (class “A-II” felonies punishable by up to twenty-five years to life each), one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree (class “D” violent felony,... more

Liverpool man denies trying to meet child for sex at Fingerlakes Mall

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Liverpool man denies trying to meet child for sex at Fingerlakes Mall
After posting an ad on Craigslist looking for a “young playmate,” Jason Holcomb went to the Fingerlakes Mall to meet who he thought was a 12-year-old girl; however, the Cayuga County district attorney said it turned out to be a trooper with the New York State Police. Holcomb, of Liverpool, was arrested in May and initially charged with two felonies... more

District Attorney: Conviction upheld years later after Seneca Falls gang assault

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District Attorney: Conviction upheld years later after Seneca Falls gang assault
A former-Seneca Falls resident was denied her appeal several years after her 2009 conviction in a gang assault trial. Stephanie A. Meacham, 33, formerly of Seneca Falls had her appeal denied by New York State’s highest court, according to Seneca County District Attorney Barry Porsch. Meacham was represented on the appeal by well-known Syracuse-based lawyer and appellate expert John Cirando.... more

Ovid man convicted in federal child porn charges; had thousands of photos, videos

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Ovid man convicted in federal child porn charges; had thousands of photos, videos
A 34-year-old Ovid man was convicted on child porn charges in Federal Court, according to a release dated Monday. Christopher Eberhardt, of Ovid was convicted on distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography. Prosecutors say the charges carry a minimum sentence of five years in prison, as well as a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Eberhardt was reportedly... more

Forged NY DOT docs being investigated in Schuyler County

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Forged NY DOT docs being investigated in Schuyler County
According to Tyrone Town Supervisor Don Desrochers, a document on file with the New York State Department of Transportation has been falsified. During a regular meeting with Town Council on Tuesday, the board was made aware of the irregularity with the document, according to Watkins Review. Schuyler County Legislature Chairman Dennis Fagan, as well as about 20 residents were present... more
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