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Seneca Falls man who beat woman found guilty on several charges, acquitted of others

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Seneca Falls man who beat woman found guilty on several charges, acquitted of others
A Seneca Falls man who beat a woman last summer was found guilty of several charges, and acquitted on others, following a trial in Seneca County Court. Jose L. Hernandez, 46, was convicted Friday on two counts of second-degree assault and one count of aggravated criminal contempt. Both are felonies. He also was convicted on misdemeanor charges of second-degree menacing... more

Laurie Kellogg’s release: Trial was shocking small-town tale of sex, betrayal, violence

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Laurie Kellogg’s release: Trial was shocking small-town tale of sex, betrayal, violence
The real-life murder of Malcolm “Bruce” Kellogg in 1991 in Seneca County sounded like the plot of a made-for-television movie, as indeed it would later become. Kellogg, 43, was fatally shot on June 9, 1991 while he slept on a couch in his family’s cottage on Cayuga Lake in Romulus. His wife, Laurie Kellogg, then 26, plotted the murder. She... more

Report: Tony Stewart asks judge to dismiss Canandaigua Motorsports Park wrongful death claim

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Report: Tony Stewart asks judge to dismiss Canandaigua Motorsports Park wrongful death claim
Nearly three years after a crash at Canandaigua Motorsports Park ended in the death of a North Country driver, NASCAR star Tony Stewart is asking a judge to dismiss many of the claims in a wrongful death lawsuit. Stewart filed a motion with a Federal judge on Tuesday. In August 2014, Stewart was racing at the dirt track while in... more

Sentence upheld in Auburn murder case; Brahney to serve 54 years

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Sentence upheld in Auburn murder case; Brahney to serve 54 years
Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann announced that the Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed the conviction and sentence of Ryan Brahney, a convicted murderer. On October 4th, 2015, Brahney was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder, two counts first-degree burglary, two counts of first-degree criminal contempt, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He murdered Bridget Bell, who was 29-years-old... more

Canandaigua man who threatened to ‘shoot up’ VA hospital pleads guilty to federal charges

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Canandaigua man who threatened to ‘shoot up’ VA hospital pleads guilty to federal charges
A Canandaigua man who has been in custody since July 14th, 2016 for threatening to shoot up a Veterans Affairs hospital in Albany pleaded guilty to threatening to use a submachine gun to kill people at the facility. Robert Seifert, of Canandaigua pleaded guilty on Friday to the charge of making an interstate threat to injure another. He admitted to... more

Farmington grandmother working to clear her name after January incident

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Farmington grandmother working to clear her name after January incident
It was something that could have happened to almost any parent, or guardian. On January 23rd Connie Leslie was babysitting her six-year-old grandson. She said in an interview that her grandson, Xaviour, would frequently play with other children in their yard, around the house, or as that day proved — would even visit a neighbors home. She called police around... more

Clay mine case back in the spotlight

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Clay mine case back in the spotlight
A motion to re-argue or appeal a Seneca Meadows landfill clay mine Fourth Department Appellate Court ruling should be rejected and denied. That’s the basis of an affirmation filed by attorney Douglas Zamelis, who represents North Road property owner Dixie Lemmon and Concerned Citizens of Seneca County. The Appellate Court ruled 5-0 on Feb. 3 to overturn the lower court... more

Conviction upholds conviction of Waterloo sexual abuser

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Conviction upholds conviction of Waterloo sexual abuser
The Appellate Division of the N.Y.S. Supreme Court in Rochester has unanimously affirmed the conviction of former Town of Waterloo resident Ronald Spoor. In 2015, Spoor was convicted in the Seneca County Supreme Court of criminal sexual act in the first degree, a class B felony, and was sentenced by Justice Daniel Doyle to a five-year term of imprisonment. Spoor’s... more

Ithaca attorney pleads guilty after being accused of planting drugs

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Ithaca attorney pleads guilty after being accused of planting drugs
An Ithaca attorney accepted a plea deal on Monday after facing accusations that he may have planted drugs or drug-like substances into a Tompkins County legislator's vehicle while it was parked at the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport in February 2016. Jeff Butcher pleaded guilty to felony first-degree attempted perjury in exchange for a three-year conditional discharge and an order of... more

Auburn man sent to prison for beating man unconscious in Cayuga County robbery

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Auburn man sent to prison for beating man unconscious in Cayuga County robbery
An Auburn man was sentenced to prison Thursday for attacking and robbing a man in Cayuga County. Junnell Copes, 30, of 110 Fitch Ave., was arrested in August 2016 after a robbery near Auburn Correctional Facility. According to the Auburn Police Department, three people were walking near State and Wall streets at around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 20 when Copes and... more

ADA to challenge Gardner for Yates district attorney’s job

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ADA to challenge Gardner for Yates district attorney’s job
An assistant Steuben County district attorney plans to run for Yates County District Attorney this year against incumbent Valerie Gardner. “I’m at the point in my career where I want to go to the next level and be closer to my family,” said Todd Casella, a graduate of Wayne Central High School who lives in Hammondsport. “Keuka Lake has become... more

Ithaca takes legal action against Muslim Travel Ban issued by President Trump

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Ithaca takes legal action against Muslim Travel Ban issued by President Trump
At the request of Mayor Svante Myrick, City Attorney Ari Lavine has taken a string of legal actions aimed at countering President Trump’s January 27th and March 6th, 2017 Executive Orders. These Executive Orders are the first and second so-called “Muslim Travel Bans,” entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” First, on February 16, Myrick... more

Judge dismisses code violations against Casey McDonald

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Judge dismisses code violations against Casey McDonald
Real estate developer Casey McDonald objects to a Seneca County local law prohibiting the issuance of a building permit if a property owner is more than 90 delinquent in property taxes. He’s twice appealed to the county Board of Supervisors to change the law. His latest battle took place in town court. The county Building and Fire Code Department took... more

DA honors 5 at Ontario County crime victims’ rights ceremony

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DA honors 5 at Ontario County crime victims’ rights ceremony
Last month, a Geneva man was sentenced to a potential life term in prison for sexually abusing preteen girls. Five people who played a role in putting that man behind bars, including a Geneva Middle School student whose friend was one of the victims, were honored Friday during Ontario County’s annual crime victims’ rights ceremony. District Attorney R. Michael Tantillo... more

Man charged with 14 burglaries pleads guilty in Cayuga County

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Man charged with 14 burglaries pleads guilty in Cayuga County
A 26-year-old man has admitted to committing several burglaries in Cayuga County. Steven Clark, of 255 Cedar Court, Baldwinsville, was one of four people charged in connection with 14 burglaries in Cayuga and Onondaga counties last summer. According to New York State Police, troopers investigated more than a dozen daytime residential burglaries between May 31 and June 9, 2016. Then,... more

Male Cornell student alleges gender bias in Title IX lawsuit

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Male Cornell student alleges gender bias in Title IX lawsuit
A male senior student at Cornell University has filed a Title IX lawsuit against the university, a Cornell Title IX investigator and Interim Judicial Administrator Jody Kunk-Czaplicki following an investigation of physical and sexual misconduct allegations. According to a complaint filed in U.S District Court for the Northern District of New York, the student claims the defendants failed to offer... more
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