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Sex offender denies having sex with 13-year-old in Cayuga County

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Sex offender denies having sex with 13-year-old in Cayuga County
A Level 2 sex offender has denied having oral sex with a 13-year-old in Cayuga County. In November 2016, 38-year-old Keith A. Hilliard, of Skaneateles, was arrested and charged with felony second-degree criminal sex act and failing to report a change of status. At the time, the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office said Hilliard had oral sex with a child under... more

More cases involving suspended Auburn corrections officer dismissed

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More cases involving suspended Auburn corrections officer dismissed
Three more criminal cases were dismissed and another postponed in Cayuga County Court Thursday in light of an ongoing investigation at Auburn Correctional Facility. Late last month, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision launched an investigation at the prison after Corrections Officer Matthew Cornell admitted planting a weapon on an inmate. The Citizen: Read More more

Siblings reject another plea deal over Geneva riot, campus robbery charges

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Siblings reject another plea deal over Geneva riot, campus robbery charges
Two Geneva siblings accused of robbing a Hobart College student at gunpoint and being involved in a melee near Geneva High School have rejected a chance to plead guilty and receive 10-year prison sentences. Jemar McCall, 19, and Raequan McCall, 16, declined the Ontario County District Attorney Office’s latest offer Thursday in Ontario County Court. District Attorney R. Michael Tantillo... more

Geneva drug dealer admits to felony conviction

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Geneva drug dealer admits to felony conviction
A Geneva drug dealer will be sentenced Feb. 1 after he admitted having a previous felony conviction. Yokohiro Vidal-Ortiz made the admission Thursday prior to the start of a hearing in his case. He denied having a felony conviction in court Jan. 11, prompting Judge Frederick Reed to schedule Thursday’s session. Vidal-Ortiz, 33, of Exchange Street, was convicted on several... more

Dundee-area man indicted in teen’s heroin overdose death

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Dundee-area man indicted in teen’s heroin overdose death
A Dundee-area man has been indicted in the 2015 death of his girlfriend. Yates County District Attorney Valerie Gardner announced the grand jury indictment of Charles Taylor Thursday. Taylor was charged with second-degree manslaughter, a class C felony with a maximum sentence of 5 to 15 years in prison. The five-count indictment also charges Taylor, 25, with third-degree criminal sale... more

Bail set for man charged in Newfield homicide case

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Bail set for man charged in Newfield homicide case
Bail was set Friday afternoon at the Tompkins County Courthouse for a man charged with murdering a person in Newfield last month. Roy Clements Jr., 39 — who is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and fourth-degree conspiracy — was previously being held at Tompkins County Jail without bail for allegedly murdering Cameron Rundell, 30, on December 2nd. Read more... more

Auburn man sentenced in vehicular homicide of 3-week-old infant

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Auburn man sentenced in vehicular homicide of 3-week-old infant
District Attorney Jon Budelmann announced today that 37-year-old Raymond Campagna, Jr., of Auburn, was sentenced Tuesday morning in Cayuga County Court before Judge Thomas Leone to 5 to 20 years in prison for the April 9th killing of 3-week-old Kasey Potter in a head-on DWI crash. The accident took place on State Route 34 in the Town of Fleming (just... more

Former Cayuga Heights teacher pleads guilty to having inappropriate sexual conversations with child

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Former Cayuga Heights teacher pleads guilty to having inappropriate sexual conversations with child
A former Cayuga Heights teacher is being required to surrender his teaching certificate after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child by having multiple sexual conversations with the boy. Ryan Harrington pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor in Ithaca City Court Wednesday morning as part of a plea deal that requires him to submit to three years of probation,... more

DEC: Greenidge lawsuit ‘moot’

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DEC: Greenidge lawsuit ‘moot’
With the pipeline that will carry natural gas from Milo to the Greenidge power plant basically completed, a lawyer for the state argued Tuesday that a lawsuit against the plant is “moot.” Nicholas Buttino of the state Attorney General’s Office, representing the state Department of Environmental Conservation, said during arguments in Yates County State Supreme Court: “It’s too late. The... more

Traffic stop leads to Sodus man’s arrest for DWI

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Traffic stop leads to Sodus man’s arrest for DWI
  A Sodus man was charged January 26th following a traffic stop, Wayne County sheriff’s deputies said. Anthony Crawford, 54, was stopped on Ridge Road in the town of Sodus for speeding and failing to dim his high beams, deputies said. An investigation revealed Crawford had allegedly been operating his motor vehicle while intoxicated. His blood-alcohol content was .31 percent. He... more

Canandaigua officer/attorney selected as new part-time Assistant District Attorney

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Canandaigua officer/attorney selected as new part-time Assistant District Attorney
Assistant part-time District Attorney (AD) Cynthia Kukuvka resigned to become the law clerk for newly elected County Court Judge Rick Healy. This left a hole in the staff of Acting Wayne County District Attorney, Chris Bokelman. Bokelman needed a seasoned lawyer to fill the position. Kukuvka handled the Courts in Sodus (Judge Putnam); Williamson (Judge Stritzel); Ontario (Judge Higgins); Walworth... more

Police: Auburn man who crashed his truck on Friday facing weapons charge

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Police: Auburn man who crashed his truck on Friday facing weapons charge
An Auburn man who led police on a chase before crashing his truck on Friday is facing more charges from an alleged incident in December. The Auburn Police Department said on Dec. 27, Galen R. Sikes, of Auburn held a pocket knife to his roommate’s throat. Though the person did not sustain any injuries, police charged Sikes with third-degree criminal... more

Sipp trial, day two: Investigator gives testimony

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Sipp trial, day two: Investigator gives testimony
Don Sipp’s attorney wants to convince a jury that another person could have attacked Sipp’s estranged girlfriend and injured Sipp as well last spring. The lead investigator in the case isn’t buying it. The testimony of Seneca County Sheriff’s Office Inv. Melinda Marquart came Wednesday on the third day of Sipp’s trial in county court. Sipp is accused of attacking... more

Man charged with pair of Locke burglaries after being extradited from South Carolina

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Man charged with pair of Locke burglaries after being extradited from South Carolina
A man who was charged in December with committing a burglary in Locke was charged Wednesday in connection with a second burglary. Scott M. Stockton, 29, was charged with second-degree burglary on Feb. 1, according to the New York State Police in Auburn. State police said a burglary in Locke was reported on Sept. 28. State police said Stockton, who... more
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