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Ontario Co. DA Tantillo talks career, prosecution, future on Inside the FLX (podcast)

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Ontario Co. DA Tantillo talks career, prosecution, future on Inside the FLX (podcast)
It’s been 38 years prosecuting for District Attorney Michael Tantillo. He has served as District Attorney for 28 of those 38 years. “It’s not an easy job. I’ve continued handling trial prosecution on felony cases, but have developed an incredibly talented team that has made our office run incredibly well,” Tantillo explained. “While this is my last year as DA,... more

Simonds pleads guilty in child sex abuse case in Canandaigua

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Simonds pleads guilty in child sex abuse case in Canandaigua
Three months after a Clifton Springs man was sentenced to a potential life term in prison for sexually abusing two children, his girlfriend has pleaded guilty to related charges and will be spending more than two decades behind bars. Janiet Simonds, 26, pleaded guilty Friday in Ontario County Court to felony charges of first-degree criminal sexual act (two counts), first-degree... more

Jury finds Green guilty of assault, but deadlocked on murder, manslaughter charges

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Jury finds Green guilty of assault, but deadlocked on murder, manslaughter charges
The jury in the murder trial of Nagee Green found the defendant guilty of second-degree assault Monday at Tompkins County Courthouse, but was deadlocked on murder and manslaughter charges following four days of deliberations. Judge John C. Rowley scheduled a conference with Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten and Green’s defense attorneys for July 21 to discuss whether to... more

GREEN TRIAL: Jury to continue deliberating Monday

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GREEN TRIAL: Jury to continue deliberating Monday
The jury in the murder trial of Nagee Green will continue its efforts to reach a verdict on Monday. Green, 23, of Freeville, was accused of fatally stabbing 19-year-old Ithaca College student Anthony Nazaire during a brawl following a party on Cornell University’s campus in the early hours on Sunday, Aug. 28. Green pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, first-degree... more

SF board member’s harassment case postponed

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SF board member’s harassment case postponed
Seneca Falls Town Board member Thomas Ruzicka pleaded not guilty Friday to a second-degree harassment charge in Waterloo Town Court. Represented by attorney Rome Canzano of Auburn, the first-year board member waived reading of the accusatory instrument outlining the charge that he accosted fellow board member David DeLelys in Parker’s Grille and Tap House in downtown Seneca Falls on the... more

Jury selection slated to begin for four accused of murder in Craig Rideout homicide

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Jury selection slated to begin for four accused of murder in Craig Rideout homicide
A judge Monday denied a request to move the trial for the four accused of killing Craig Rideout, clearing the way for jury selection to begin Tuesday. Attorney Matthew Parrinello asked for a change of venue, saying that some information made public by the media has since been suppressed and cannot be used as evidence at trial. For instance, the... more

Auburn man pleads guilty to selling drugs, possessing gun after forcibly touching woman

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Auburn man pleads guilty to selling drugs, possessing gun after forcibly touching woman
An Auburn man pleaded guilty in two cases Thursday, first for selling cocaine and then for possessing a loaded firearm after assaulting a woman in Cayuga County. Brandon Tape, 28, of 5 Parsons St., was initially charged with seven felonies in Cayuga County Court — three counts each of third-degree criminal sale and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance,... more

GREEN TRIAL: Jurors ask to hear surviving victim’s testimony

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GREEN TRIAL: Jurors ask to hear surviving victim’s testimony
The jury in the murder trial of Nagee Green reviewed the surviving victim’s testimony Wednesday afternoon during the first day of deliberation at Tompkins County Courthouse. Jurors received the case at about 11:30 a.m. following motions by the defense and the prosecution to add two more charges against Green. Green, 23, of Freeville, is accused of fatally stabbing 19-year-old Ithaca... more

Seneca Meadows drops Article 78 suit against Seneca Falls

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Seneca Meadows drops Article 78 suit against Seneca Falls
On Thursday, Seneca Meadows, Inc. announced that they filed a Notice of Voluntary Discontinuance regarding the Article 78 lawsuit against the Town of Seneca Falls. The discontinuance was made possible by the repeal of the 2016 Waste Disposal Law, negating the need to challenge its legality. The notice was filed with the Seneca County Slerk’s Office on Wednesday and was... more

Several felony convictions, sentences upheld in Cayuga Co.

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Several felony convictions, sentences upheld in Cayuga Co.
Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann announced that five defendants, involved with six different cases had convictions and sentences affirmed by the Appellate Court. Among those convictions and sentences upheld were: Charles J. Allen who pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary, tampering with evidence and fourth-degree conspiracy on March 7th, which resulted in a maximum of a seven year sentence. Allen... more

Gang assault conviction of former Seneca Falls woman upheld

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Gang assault conviction of former Seneca Falls woman upheld
On Friday the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court in Rochester affirmed the first-degree gang assault and second-degree attempted assault convictions of Stephanie A. Meacham, 33, formerly of Seneca Falls. Meacham was represented by well-known Syracuse lawyer and appellate expert John Cirando. The People were represented by Seneca County District Attorney Barry Porsch. In December 2009, Stephanie... more

CORNELL MURDER TRIAL: Jury hears closing statements

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CORNELL MURDER TRIAL: Jury hears closing statements
Closing arguments were heard on Tuesday afternoon in the murder trial of Nagee Green after the defense declined to bring any witnesses to the stand. Defense attorneys Joseph Joch and Michael Perehinec presented their arguments first, claiming the prosecution had failed to show enough evidence to convict the defendant and their narrative of what happened during the night in question... more

Man sent to prison for committing 14 burglaries in Cayuga, Onondaga counties

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Man sent to prison for committing 14 burglaries in Cayuga, Onondaga counties
A 26-year-old man will spend the next 14 years in prison for committing more than a dozen burglaries in Cayuga and Onondaga counties. Steven Clark, of Baldwinsville, was sentenced to prison Tuesday morning in Cayuga County criminal court. Clark was one of four people charged in connection with 14 daytime residential burglaries. Last summer, New York State Police arrested Clark... more
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